by Roberta J. Witty | June 12, 2009 | 2 Comments
Rick DeLotto here… H1N1 reached World Health Organization Pandemic status 6 on June 11, 2009, meaning that it is firmly established worldwide. To date, this appears to be are relatively mild influenza strain in the developed world, with nearly 30,000 infections and 144 deaths officially reported in 74 countries. Unlike seasonal influenza outbreaks, which are [...]
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by Roberta J. Witty | June 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
The media got such negative feedback about their “over coverage” of the Swine Flu, that it is hard to find a news report about its status anymore. But news/media coverage does not mean that an issue is no longer of importance – in fact, it’s probably the time to really take note because the “sexiness” [...]
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by Roberta J. Witty | June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
I attended my local CT-InfraGard meeting last week where pandemic preparedness planning was discussed with both public and private sector participants. One of the findings from the discussion is that the WHO pandemic rating scheme doesn’t take into consideration the severity of the pandemic – only its geographic spread. Therefore, the WHO is considering revising its rating [...]
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