Vaccine to fight H1N1 virus on the horizon (Canadian Press)/ X r- y! G2 I( G7 p' M
" q/ m6 q* g/ C- v% h% o0 wWidescale production of a vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu virus is likely and could be triggered by a call from the World Health Organization that may come as early as next week, the head of the agency's initiative for vaccine research said yesterday.* H5 G) w% x9 V
9 X. ]0 `: M/ c7 \( IProvince's top vet vouches for safety of Alberta pork; Virus 'completely gone' after sick pigs recover, he says Jodie Sinnema and Trish Audette (Edmonton Journal) : g# u* ?4 R. ]( V3 wAlbertans should not be concerned about eating pork, despite a caution from the World Health Organization to avoid pigs infected with the H1N1 virus, the province's top veterinarian says. 9 C" m7 I1 X5 k3 q7 o5 }
5 D6 @" c7 W: R# |4 D' E2 ?9 q% v People on Alta. pig farm where H1N1 flu virus found test negative for virus (Flu-Pig-Farm) (Canadian Press) 9 v6 e* L8 H6 j! u) _6 ^- VCanada's chief public health officer says the people who live on an Alberta pig farm where pigs were found to be infected with swine flu have tested negative for the virus. 5 _" e) g7 V# U! G) D4 u2 q+ c9 a * m* K0 ?( F( p& c! Z. Y- qAirdrie flu case keeps students home (Calgary Herald)Student absences at an Airdrie middle school jumped Wednesday as some parents kept their children home after learning a student at the school is recovering from a case of H1N1 flu.