Vaccine to fight H1N1 virus on the horizon (Canadian Press)! ^7 C4 p# z- R: T# R( c
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Widescale 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.. ~$ e" c) R& v2 S7 ~
9 w7 A1 b/ Z" ~$ ~3 m Province'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) 2 C! N4 H* R3 v& I5 XAlbertans 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. 2 G% x! _5 ]- ^1 ?. G5 C
$ Q9 A3 P" n0 D( p! J a0 y# z People on Alta. pig farm where H1N1 flu virus found test negative for virus (Flu-Pig-Farm) (Canadian Press)3 T2 H r$ A/ h/ K. D+ U8 l) D% e
Canada'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. 9 P; H% u6 l& J1 G6 m( p6 {& J( z' a6 \9 m- C7 G6 l Airdrie 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.