PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News ReleasesWelcome to the PandemicFlu.gov RSS news feed provided by the Department of Health and Human Services.Public Comments Sought on Draft of Flu Vaccine Allocation Plan- October 24, 2007 Effective allocation of vaccines will play a critical role in preventing influenza and reducing its effects on health and society when a pandemic arrives. The specific type of influenza that causes a pandemic will not be known until it occurs.http://www.pandemicflu.gov/vaccine/prioritization.html WHO Reports Projected Sharp Increase in Supply of Pandemic Flu Vaccine- October 24, 2007 Last spring, the World Health Organization (WHO) and vaccine manufacturers said that about 100 million courses of pandemic influenza vaccine based on the H5N1 avian influenza strain could be produced immediately with standard technology.http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2007/pr60/en/index.html |