Only a year after the swine flu pandemic led Americans to line up for flu shots, many people are now spurning vaccines, two studies suggest. Only 37% of people plan to definitely get vaccinated this year, a Consumer Reports survey shows. About 30% say they definitely won’t get a shot, while 31% of respondents...
WHO Disease Outbreak News
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update May 2, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update April 12, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – update April 5, 2012
- Lassa fever in Nigeria April 4, 2012
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update April 2, 2012
FDA – Recalls/Safety Alerts
- May 21 Webinar: Steps to Addressing Health Disparities May 18, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2012 May 15, 2012
- FDA Unit Mobilizes for Emergency Response May 3, 2012
- Consumer Update Analytics April 30, 2012
- It's a Small World, After All April 23, 2012
- FDA Continues Dialogue on 'Nano' Regulation April 20, 2012
- Fentanyl Patch Can Be Deadly to Children April 19, 2012
- MedWatch Safety Alerts: March 2012 April 19, 2012
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: February 2012 April 4, 2012
- FDA's China Offices Focus on Product Safety April 4, 2012
Fungus is behind at least 15 deaths in Pacific Northwest
A formerly tropical fungus is behind at least 15 deaths in the U.S. Pacific Northwest over six years, health officials say. The fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, is considered rare. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described cases of infection in the U.S. since 2004 in its weekly report on death and disease,...
California Whooping Cough Epidemic
California is facing what could be the state’s biggest outbreak of pertussis since 1958, according to its top public health official. Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said, “Whooping cough is now an epidemic in California,” “Children should be vaccinated against the disease and parents, family members and...
Lettuce E. coli outbreak spreads
An outbreak of food-borne illness linked to romaine lettuce has spread to four states and sickened at least 23 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. People in four states have been sickened in Tennessee,Michigan, Ohio and New York.
Romaine Lettuce Recall
Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility. As of May 5, 2010, a total of 19 confirmed and 10 probable cases related to this outbreak have been reported from 3 states since March 1, 2010. The number of ill persons identified in each...
NEW: Changes to the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine and Supply Distribution Effective April 1, 2010 (source: CDC)
Audience: State and local H1N1 vaccine planners. Purpose: To describe the key changes that will be effective April 1, 2010 to the distribution of 2009 H1N1 vaccine and supplies. (source: CDC) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
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