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News Reports for May 30, 2010

by: NewsDiary

Fri May 28, 2010 at 21:15:52 PM EDT

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United Kingdom
• BBC: Childhood UK vax trial (Link)

Commentary
• Risk communication and disasters: just tell the truth (Link)

NewsDiary :: News Reports for May 30, 2010

News for May 29, 2010 is here.

Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!

Other useful links:
CDC A(H1N1) Site
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated May 6, 2010
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
UK RCGP Weekly Data on Communicable and Respiratory Diseases
Flu Wiki Main Page

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News Reports for May 30, 2010 | 3 comments

BBC: Childhood UK vax trial

The Health Protection Agency conducted the study with the Universities of Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, Exeter, and St George's in London.

More than 900 children aged between six months and 12 years from the five cities were volunteered for the study.
Researchers said the children responded well and most side effects were minor.
The trial compared two types of vaccine.
'Reassuring evidence'
Researchers said 98% of children under three responded well to two doses of the "adjuvanted" vaccine, which contained immunity boosting agents.
The adjuvanted vaccine, also called the split virus vaccine, was the most commonly used on children during the pandemic but was also the most likely to cause side effects such as fever.
Only 80% of under threes responded to two doses of the "whole virus" vaccine.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_...

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

by: DemFromCT @ Sun May 30, 2010 at 11:58:16 AM UTC