Fri, Feb 10 2012
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The Greek government has promised that 24 million vaccines are due to arrive in the country by mid-September and that the entire population will be inoculated for free
Over seven days, more that 210 people had contracted swine flu, taking the total number of confirmed cases in Greece to 730.
The boys, aged five and eight, had returned from the United Kingdom. They were hospitalised in Varna, and, reportedly, are not in immediate danger.
Of all European countries, the hardest hit is the United Kingdom with over 100 000 infected. And with constant travel between the UK and Bulgaria, it is only logical to anticipate that there will be a severe escalation of infected people in this country, in spite of the optimistic medical reassurances.
According to Russian health secretary Gennadiy Anishchenko, there is no immediate threat of pandemic, and the situation is under control.
All of the affected are college students who had returned from a holiday in Spain. So far, there are 26 confirmed cases in Croatia, most of which have been treated successfully, officials have said.
More cases in Bulgaria as new surveillance equipment arrives from the US. Meanwhile, the Greek government confirms more than 100 cases of people affected by the H1N1 strain.
Foreign ministries criticise website that calls on visitors to lodge complaints against immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe.
‘I am delighted we managed to identify and attract some of the brightest and best people from Bulgaria and Romania to come and work at the European Commission,’ EC Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said.
The current ‘negative Arctic Oscillation’ – a weather phenomenon which leads to cold conditions in Europe and relatively warmer conditions in the Arctic – should shift into a more neutral pattern within the next two to three weeks.
The extreme cold has been blamed for almost 400 deaths across Europe. In Ukraine, where temperatures have fallen below minus 30 degrees Celsius, the cold is blamed for at least 122 deaths. Many of the victims were homeless.
At the end of Q3 2011, the highest government debt to GDP ratio was in Greece, at 159.1 per cent.
I will be grateful if you answer the following questions:
i) Why h1n1 is considered an emergency if it killed approx. 2200 worldwide while seasonal flu kills approx half a million?. Being pandemic is only a measure of its geographical extension not its severity.
ii) How can a vaccine be safe if it has been developed in less than a year? What about side effects which may take years to appear?
iii) If reassortment or genetic drift occurred between h1n1 and another flu say h5n1 will these vaccines be effective?
iv) Is [...]
Read the full comment there an explanation why this disease affects the ages 25-45 and not the standard young or old ages??
People should NOT take this swine flu vaccine. Studies and history have shown it is more dangerous than the actual swine flu itself.
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