February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Tamiflu":
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Sep 09
As regional health authorities continue to iron out their mass vaccination strategies, The Local speaks to Sören Andersson and Aase Sten at the Institute for Infectious Disease Control about Sweden's reaction to the new swine flu.
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Science & Technology: 20 Jul 09
Doctors at at Vrinnevi hospital in Norrköping in eastern Sweden fear for the life of the 22-year-old Swede being treated for a swine flu infection after he failed to respond to treatment.
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Science & Technology: 16 Jul 09
A 22-year-old man suffering from the swine flu has been placed on a respirator at a hospital in Norrköping in eastern Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 15 Jul 09
Swedish health officials have revised their strategy for dealing with a swine flu pandemic, arguing that it is no longer realistic to focus resources on preventing a major outbreak that is becoming increasingly inevitable.
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Science & Technology: 27 Apr 09
At least five people in Sweden are being examined for possible exposure to swine flu, according to an official with the Institute for Infectious Disease Control.
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Science & Technology: 3 Mar 09
Tamiflu, the medication used to combat influenza, is useless in large parts of the world. Sweden has built up large stocks of the drug as part of its strategy to tackle a bird flu epidemic.
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Science & Technology: 3 Oct 07
Swedish scientists say that Tamiflu - the frontline weapon in any bird-flu pandemic - cannot be broken down by sewage systems and this could help the virus mutate dangerously into a drug-resistant strain.
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Science & Technology: 11 Nov 05
Panic over bird flu is being blamed for record sales of influenza drug Tamiflu. Experts are warning that there could be shortages, but Apoteket insists they have plenty in store.
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Science & Technology: 24 Oct 05
After a couple of massive orders of Tamiflu, the anti-viral drug will now be provided in batches of no more than ten packets. Sweden's Medical Products Agency fears that corporate orders could create a shortage of the drug.
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Science & Technology: 26 Mar 05
The Swedish government commits 129 million kronor to meet the goals of the Asian bird flu readiness plan. It's enough to purchase antiviral medication for half a million "key personnel" - good news for garbage collectors, bad news for journalists.
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Science & Technology: 24 Feb 05
That's the advice of the government's health expert following the news that the Swedish government will only stockpile enough medication to inoculate half a million emergency personnel. That, incidentally, includes garbage collectors.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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