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The headline that dominated the year 2009 was easily the H1N1 pandemic. On 11 June, 2009, WHO declared the start of the first influenza pandemic since 1968. These were the daily headlines from February 2010 about H1N1 Swine Flu and other influenza and Bird Flu (H5N1) topics.

NOTE: As of 21 February 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16226 deaths as reported by WHO (the World Health Organization).

28 February »Hyping H1N1: Did It Create a Dangerous Flu Fatigue?
AOL News
27) — With the World Health Organization warning yet again this week that the H1N1 virus has yet to reach its peak, a flu season that’s milder than average …

27 February »Findings confirm H1N1 flu’s toll on pregnant women
Reuters
To investigate the effects of the H1N1 influenza A strain in pregnancy, the researchers looked at 43 pregnant women with lab-confirmed H1N1 admitted to six …

26 February »What H1N1 taught us
Los Angeles Times
The H5N1 bird flu never evolved the ability to transmit effectively from person to person. But swine flus seem to adapt more quickly to human beings, …

25 February »Children and obese hard hit by swine flu: experts
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People who were morbidly obese and school-aged children were much more likely to become seriously ill or to die from H1N1 swine flu, …

24 February » H1N1 flu can attack the heart
San Diego Union Tribune
About 63 million Americans have been infected with the disease, also called H1N1 influenza A, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh said this week. …

23 February » Swine flu wanes, but experts say pandemic strain could reemerge
Washington Post
For seasonal flu strains, the R0 is about 1.2, and for pandemic strains it is rarely higher than 2. For the novel H1N1 strain (also known as swine flu), …

22 February »Epidemiologists Explore Dynamics of Mexico’s H1N1 Pandemic
Science Daily (press release)
21, 2010) — Influenza surveillance mechanisms in Mexico were adequate during the fast-spreading H1N1 outbreak in 2009, yet Mexico did not have the …

21 February »European Regulator Recommends Fifth Swine Flu Vaccine
MedIndia
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) on Friday recommended a swine flu pandemic vaccine produced by French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis for European …

20 February »Severely Ill Patients With H1N1 Do Not Require Higher Tamiflu Doses
Medscape
February 19, 2010 — Patients who are gravely ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza do not need a higher dose of oseltamivir (Tamiflu, Roche Laboratories), …

19 February »WHO: Add swine flu to regular flu vaccine
The Associated Press
LONDON — The World Health Organization is recommending that swine flu be added to regular flu vaccines next season. The swine flu pandemic virus, or H1N1, …

18 February »Seasonal flu yet to come; precautions encouraged
Homer News
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG The death last week of Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Director Terry Shepherd from complications of the H1N1 flu does not show a …

17 February » H1N1′s Unintended Effect: Sanitizer High
CBS News
A Senate committee heard last June that federal health officials discussed whether to send hand sanitizer to some remote First Nations battling the H1N1 flu …

16 February »Fighting pandemics like swine flu in digital age
The Associated Press
The new strain of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, claimed more than 11000 lives and required the hospitalization of some 250000 people, …

15 February »Still haven’t got your swine flu shot? There’s plenty left
San Jose Mercury News
Now, medical providers and pharmacies can’t seem to get rid of their stockpile of the once-coveted swine flu vaccine. And with the pandemic all but over, …

14 February »Number of swine flu cases in the US reaches 57 million
Los Angeles Times
… cases since the last estimate was released in December, a modest gain that correlates with other data suggesting the swine flu pandemic has been waning. …

13 February » H1N1 virus’ death toll as high as 17000, CDC estimates
CNN
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — The H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, may have killed as many as 17000 Americans, according to new estimates by the Centers for …

12 February »A mother’s story: My daughter died from H1N1
WDBJ7.com
“H1N1 never crossed my mind until I got her death certificate,” said Cooper. Veronica took her daughter to Rockbridge Pediatrics in Lexington where she …

11 February » Swine Flu vaccination: voluntary system works
EurekAlert (press release)
… social groups makes voluntary vaccination programs for epidemics such as Swine Flu, SARS or Bird Flu a surprisingly effective method of disease control. …

10 February » Risky medicine, wife’s prayers rescue Camas father from swine flu
kgw.com
A severe case of the H1N1 swine flu virus nearly killed a Camas father of five. Tom Trautman came down with flu-like symptoms last November. …

09 February » Roche licenses new flu-fighting technology
Reuters
VX) Genentech unit has licensed an experimental new technology that uses antibodies to fight influenza, including H1N1 swine flu, Harvard’s Dana Farber …

08 February » CDC Still Calling on Americans to Get H1N1 Flu Vaccine
TestCountry.com (blog)
A CNN report shared that Federal officials are urging Americans to get vaccinated against swine flu. Lately, states have been reporting “sporadic or local …

07 February » Swine flu strain
The Province
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on …

06 February » Many see H1N1 as waning
Boston Globe
But federal health officials cautioned that the H1N1 virus that causes swine flu is still circulating. The Harvard School of Public Health poll, …

05 February » Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported …

04 February » Glaxo Profit Beats Estimates as Savings Plan Expanded
BusinessWeek
Glaxo was dealt a blow when Germany and France were among the European countries to slash orders for the drugmaker’s swine flu vaccine after the virus was …

03 February » ‘Eureka moment’ may unlock swine flu mystery
The Age
Dr Claire Martin’s finding may explain why pregnant women are more likely to get swine flu. Photo: Craig Abraham A young doctor at a Melbourne hospital has …

02 February » 36 new H1N1 cases in one day
AsiaOne
This stresses the importance for people to get vaccinated against the H1N1 as soon as possible, health officials said yesterday. In an e-mail to The Brunei …

01 February » Voluntary Swine Flu Vaccine Recall
myfoxny.com
A voluntary, non-safety related recall is underway of six lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 influenza vaccine. UT023AA, UT023BA, UT023CA, UT023EA, UT023FA, …