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September 17, 2009

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Canada's H1N1 vaccine priority groups released: people with chronic medical conditions under age 65, pregnant women, children six months to five years, people living in isolated communities, pandemic response and essential health care workers.

Planning assumptions in September and June had stated that 30 per cent of the population could be affected by the new flu strain. The latest projection suggests that would be the highest likely figure, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Up to 15 per cent of people infected with the H1N1 virus could get quite sick, and one per cent will be hospitalized — half the previous estimate of two per cent of clinical cases.

Vaccine may be too late for swine flu outbreak.

Human swine flu will begin spreading substantially any day now, peak in mid-to late-October and infect 32 per cent of the population, according to a new study on the potential impact of the anticipated fall wave of H1N1.

If accurate, the worst of the outbreak will occur before Canada plans to begin its vaccination program.

Swine flu changes greetings, hockey habits.

People are giving up traditional hugs, handshakes and water-bottle sharing in an effort to prevent the spread of swine flu.

Body bags disrupt Canada's flu-readiness message.

At least four Manitoba reserves received body bags from Canada's health department in shipments that also included supplies like masks and hand sanitizer, the Winnipeg Free Press said.

"This says to me they've given up," the newspaper quoted Chief David Harper of Northern Manitoba's Garden Hill reserve, which received some of the body bags, as saying.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 17, 2009 07:47 AM