Tag: H1N1

  • Nation & World

    Flu’s coming, but which kind?

    With a new flu virus appearing in China in April and a new SARS-like respiratory ailment appearing in the Middle East, the Gazette sat down with Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch to talk about the upcoming flu season.

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    2009 flu could have echoed 1918

    David Butler-Jones, Canada’s chief public health officer, believes that the relatively mild 2009 global flu outbreak might have been as deadly as the 1918 Spanish flu that killed millions, if not for improved scientific, public health, and medical practices.

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  • Nation & World

    Fears of bioterrorism or an accidental release

    In a preview of what is likely now playing out in a closed-door meeting of the World Health Organization, a cadre of experts on infectious disease gathered Feb. 15 at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) to debate whether efforts to combat a deadly form of flu have actually increased the risk to public…

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  • Nation & World

    Faust calls global health one of her main priorities

    Declaring the University’s efforts to improve the state of global health knowledge, education, and capacity building to be one of her “very highest priorities” as president of Harvard, Drew Faust today (May 18) announced the appointment of Sue J. Goldie, Roger Irving Lee Professor of Public Health and director of the Center for Health Decision…

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  • Nation & World

    More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicate

    Pandemic influenza vaccine is getting much easier to find but more than half of American adults say they still don’t want it, and one-third of parents say they don’t want their children to get it either, according to two surveys.

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  • Nation & World

    Freshmen to receive H1N1 vaccine

    Harvard University Health Services (UHS) has received a new shipment of H1N1 vaccine and will begin distributing it to College freshmen at a clinic in Annenberg Hall on Wednesday (Dec. 9). UHS also will offer the vaccine to UHS patients between the ages of 18 of 24 who have high-risk health conditions.

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  • Nation & World

    How-to guide for flu coverage

    The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard launched a comprehensive online guide to covering pandemic flu.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard Medical School releases iPhone app to protect against swine flu

    As the threat of the swine flu (otherwise known as H1N1) pandemic become more serious and President Obama declares a national emergency over the rapidly spreading virus, Harvard Medical School is hoping to help educate people with its new iPhone app. The Swine Flu app, which is currently available on the app store, costs $1.99.

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  • Nation & World

    UHS to open final seasonal flu clinics

    After a dwindling supply of vaccines forced the suspension of seasonal flu clinics, University Health Services (UHS) officials said today (Oct. 26) that it had acquired additional doses and would be able to reschedule several clinics.

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  • Nation & World

    Flu, Me? Public Remains Wary Of H1N1 Vaccine

    Fewer than half of Americans say that they are planning to receive the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine, according to recent polls — a trend that is leaving many health professionals at a loss. For one thing, there are many different reasons why people say they are unlikely to get vaccinated. Nearly a third are…

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  • Nation & World

    Seasonal flu vaccine update

    University Health Services (UHS) will conclude offering seasonal flu vaccinations in about two weeks as the University’s health care workers prepare for the arrival of the first doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine.

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  • Nation & World

    Around the Schools: Harvard School of Public Health

    The Harvard School of Public Health has been taking the public’s temperature lately on health topics, including swine flu and health care reform.

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  • Nation & World

    Lipsitch catches the flu in action

    Harvard School of Public Health Epidemiology Professor Marc Lipsitch is helping the government plan its response to H1N1 flu.

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  • Nation & World

    Flu threats are tough to pin down

    Harvard’s Lipsitch had a central role in developing the swine flu planning scenario authored by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. That report – which said that in a “plausible scenario,’’ H1N1 could kill 30,000 to 90,000 – emphasizes “this is a planning scenario, not a prediction….”

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard Hotline 877-366-6606

    The University opened a new telephone hotline Friday (Sept. 18) to serve as a clearinghouse for real-time information about major issues of interest to the Harvard community.

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  • Nation & World

    HSPH dean evaluates H1N1 response, lessons learned

    Health officials learned enough during the spring’s first wave of swine flu to be confident about managing this fall’s expected second wave, despite a “sense of uneasiness” that hangs over the coming flu season, Harvard School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk.

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  • Nation & World

    Seasonal flu vaccine available at UHS

    Taking early action to prepare for flu season, University Health Services (UHS) has begun administering the seasonal flu vaccine free of charge to Harvard students, faculty, and staff.

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  • Nation & World

    Severe problems in forecast for H1N1 outbreak

    Four-fifths of businesses foresee severe problems maintaining operations if significant H1N1 flu outbreak occurs.

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  • Nation & World

    New Application Aims to Detect Flu Outbreaks Faster

    In the latest use of the Internet and social media to counter the flu and infectious diseases, researchers from MIT and Harvard said Tuesday that iPhone users have a new means of monitoring the spread of swine flu and other disease outbreaks.

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  • Nation & World

    Prepping for H1N1, round 2

    While questions still remain about the H1N1 flu’s potential virulence in the coming months, there is little doubt that this particular viral strain will return.

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  • Nation & World

    University fine-tunes response plan for H1N1

    University officials, building on lessons learned after a cluster of H1N1 cases was identified at the Dental School last spring, are fine-tuning plans to respond to any “swine flu” cases that appear on campus this fall.

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