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May 25, 2012
Swine flu vaccine suffers delay
Published: 22 Nov 09 09:12 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23406/20091122/
A delivery of 500,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine has been delayed. Health authorities now expect supply shortages during the week.
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A delivery of 460,000 doses was due to be sent by Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) to Sweden in the beginning of next week. The shipment would then be divided among Sweden's municipalities according to population density.
A further delivery of 658,000 doses were scheduled for a couple of days later. Both deliveries are now set to be delayed.
Jonas Vikman, head of information at the pharmaceutical giant in Sweden, confirmed the delay.
The information was sent out to local health authorities on Friday, but since then Vikman says he has received information that the company will be able to send half of the expected doses during the week.
"Yes. In round figures around half," Vikman said to the TT news agency.
He explained that the delay is due to external controls that have taken longer than anticipated.
SALAR hopes that the delivery of the vaccines will arrive at the latest during the following week. They are also hopeful that additional doses will arrive.
GSK is however unable to confirm when the delayed shipment will arrive.
"We will be in contact as soon as we know," Vikman said.
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This pandemic is just getting started. Those who doubt this fact had better start praying.
Pleschka S., Stein M., Schoop R., Hudson J.B. "Anti-Viral properties and mode of action of standardized Echinacea purpurea extract against highly pathogenic avian Influenza virus (H5N1, H7N7) and swine-origin H1N1 (S-OIV)". Virology Journal.
http://www.virologyj.com/content/pdf/1743-422x-6-197.pdf
But one has to be careful when taking it if one has allergies.
Have an antihistamine ready.
Atishoo 8(
Eventually, they should stand for the entire expenses of vaccinating the people too.
Also, very nice to hear about the Echinacea findings.
Now THIS is what I ALWAYS take at any sign of cold or flu-like symptoms! Or any other infection for that matter.
This has been so frustrating, I have to tell someone about it. It started a little over a week ago. My Sambo had an easy varient of the Swine Flu and was home the first week. I thought I would be lucky and miss it but it hit me hard instead. After the first day, with difficulty to breath, I did want they said, and contacted Vårdcentralen. The first morning, I thought I would die. The fever was so high and I could barely get out of bed. Downed a few alvedon, took some breathing spray and got a time to see the doc. After examination, and tests, the docs didnt seem to think I had the swine flu. His diagnoses was a cold and an flu at the sametime. He said we could go out and meet people! Home again and waited for the test results. Extremely sick Saturday, Sunday and still difficult to breathe. Called the vårdcentral on monday and they confirmed it is h1n1. OK, what do we do now we asked? Nothing they said. I dont understand why a person should go to them at all. No medication, just your own luck if you are going to make it or not. To pay so much tax for this kind of treatment is amazing. For anyone else that gets a bad case of the swine flu. Good luck, you are going to need it.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091119/Flu_Reaction_091119/20091120?hub=Health