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  1. Holy Crap! CIDRAP reports on article in Virology that H1N1 may have been the product of a lab!! This is worth following, if true, tragic.
  2. Well the flu is really decreasing to almost nothing but RSV bronchiolitis is ramping up. RSV causes inflammation in small lung airways.
  3. American College Health Assoc reports 27% decrease in flu cases for most recent week. H1N1 seems to be clearly on the decline, but not gone
  4. Armed forces report up to 45% decrease in H1N1 in some age groups immunized against last years flu. Nice.
  5. Canada reports 6.6 million doses of H1N1 vaccine given with only 36 serious adverse events. WAY lower than the death rate. Get a shot.
  6. Asthma confirmed as elevated risk factor for H1N1 complications in children. See your doctor for immunizations.
  7. Eggo waffle maker in Atlanta has production problems secondary to flooding. Warn waffles may be rationed acroos country! Now that's news
  8. Despite early concerns H1N1 has had no effect on the safety or availability of blood products for patients needs.
  9. Australian researchers report that 27% of patients hospitalized for H1N1 required ICU care. Hospitalization rates however remain low.
  10. CDC reports first signs pandemic may have peaked and start of decline. High pockets of regional activity likely to still be seen.
  11. Flu mortality numbers keep changing largely due to changes in reporting and not due to any change in virus.
  12. CDC estimates are that 22 million have now had the H1N1 flu....and it isn't even flu season yet. Get vaccinated if elevated risk group.
  13. H1N1 deaths in the European Union are reported to have doubled weekly for 3 out of the last 4 weeks reported. This seems quite odd.
  14. New evidence suggests that those on low dose Tamiflu may contribute to viral resistance. If on low dose and become ill call your doctor.
  15. According to WHO, risk factors for severe illness may include pregnancy, chronic lung disease, obesity and children < 2 years.
  16. Asthma.. most common underlying condition in hospitalizations. Take controller meds daily, get vaccine shot (not mist) and seek care early.
  17. Volumes of both children and adults presenting to emergency department with flu-like illness down network wide.
  18. Based on household survey CDC reports 1 out of 5 children in US had flu or ILI in October! That's a lot of sick kids presumed to have H1N1.
  19. Dell volume past 24hrs down to 200 per day. More typical numbers. Starting to see the first RSV bronchiolitis cases though.
  20. AMA/CDC/Amer College of Obstetricians release plea to pregnant women to get H1N1 vaccine. From all data this vaccine is safer than the flu!