The first comprehensive study of pandemic H1N1 influenza from April to the end of July indicates that the pandemic may be the mildest ever, assuming that the virus doesn’t mutate during the winter and come back stronger than before. The analysis suggests that the swine flu virus might directly cause as many as 45,000 deaths in the United States by the end of winter but that the most likely figure is somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 deaths. In a worst-case scenario, the virus would kill no more than 45,000 people, well below earlier estimates that suggested as many as 90,000 could die in the pandemic. Read the full story

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478,456  Influenza/ARI

24,003  Hospitalized

60  Ventilators

81 Deaths

The above numbers are from the latest update from Ukraine.  The number of infected patients has almost doubled to just under ½ million, compared to the report two days ago (see map).  Hospitalized patients also have spiked higher, to 24K from 15K.  ICU cases are not listed, but 60 on ventilators are.  However, most (37) of those on ventilators are Chernivisti Oblast, but Lviv, which has the most fatalities and cases, has none, suggesting the data is incomplete or there are significant shortages of ventilators.  The number of dead has risen to 81, but media reports describe additional fatalities, include those in the Kiev Oblast. Read the full story

That’s a week after granting that status to the closing of the Champlain Bridge — the disasters are coming more often — and President Obama’s declaration that the swine flu was a National Emergency.

The executive order has these effects:

• Allows health care workers who are not doctors, nurses or nurse practitioners to administer the vaccine
• Allows school-based health centers to handle vaccinations Read the full story

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Swine flu sends mostly under-25s to hospital: CDC

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Half of those hospitalized with the new H1N1 virus are under 25, a clear illustration that the pandemic is affecting the young disproportionately, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.

They said reports from 27 U.S. states show 53 percent of people sick enough to be hospitalized with H1N1 flu are under the age of 25, with only 7 percent of hospitalizations among people 65 and older. Read the full story

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As you read this work and put its principles into practice, there are two basic axioms you never want to forget. They are the rock upon which all your actions are based.

Nobody, anywhere or any time and under any circumstances has the right or power in this country to immunize you or your children against your will and conviction. If they attempt to do so, you can legally charge them with “assault with a deadly weapon” and have the full resources of our laws behind you. Read the full story

In the midst of the swine flu scare, people around the world have been photographed wearing surgical masks in hopes of protecting themselves from exposure.

But it appears that the wrong people are wearing the masks. The flimsy masks do little to protect the wearer from contracting the flu virus. A surgical mask can, however, potentially limit the spread of influenza if the sick person is wearing it, according to research presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco.

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If you’ve had the flu recently, chances are it was the swine flu, which first emerged in April and appears not to have let up over the summer.

Of the viruses that are going around, 98% are the novel H1N1 type known as swine flu, government health officials say. All 50 states report influenza activity, with the Southeast being particularly hard hit, as well as Alaska, Arizona, Oklahoma and Maryland. Infections are mainly concentrated among children and young adults.

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ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old Cornell University student has died of complications related to H1N1 influenza, and influenza-type illness has been diagnosed in 520 other students in the past three weeks, the university reported Friday.

David Skorton, the college’s president, released a statement Friday evening saying that the 20-year-old, Warren J. Schor, died that day at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca. The student’s hometown was not immediately released. Read the full story

Canadian public health officials announced recently that the Canadian government will soon place an order for 50.4 million doses of the influenza A (H1N1) vaccine.

The officials, Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister of Health, and David Butler-Jones, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, said they expect the vaccine will be available in time for the winter influenza season.

“The government of Canada will ensure sufficient H1N1 vaccine is available to immunize every Canadian who needs and wants protection from the H1N1 virus,” Aglukkaq said in a press release. “We are pleased to have worked together with provinces and territories in implementing a coordinated, pan-Canadian response to all elements of the H1N1 outbreak, including decisions around vaccines.”

“We are confident the 50.4 million vaccine doses we plan to purchase will be sufficient to meet the needs of every Canadian likely to need and want protection,” said Butler-Jones.

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Reports are surfacing that the influenza virus has reached the Oklahoma State Campus.

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From what I have heard, there were plenty more cases and this is still an ongoing event. Stay tuned. Read the full story

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — U.S. scientists have decoded the structure of an entire HIV genome, a breakthrough which could improve understanding of how the virus infects humans and could lead to the development of new antiviral drugs.

Like viruses that cause influenza, hepatitis C and polio, HIV carries its genetic information as single-stranded RNA rather than double-stranded DNA. Information encoded in RNA is more complex. Read the full story