Pandemic Flu blog http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu The place to find all the information from the BMJ Group on pandemic influenza Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en BMJ news: England to launch special flu service next week to take pressure off primary care http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/20/bmj-news-england-to-launch-special-flu-service-next-week-to-take-pressure-off-primary-care/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/20/bmj-news-england-to-launch-special-flu-service-next-week-to-take-pressure-off-primary-care/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:30:29 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=95 To view this content, follow this link:

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The Department of Health for England has brought forward by three months its plans for a national pandemic flu service to relieve pressure on GPs and other NHS service providers as the number of cases of influenzaA/H1N1 and consultations continue to rise rapidly …

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/20/bmj-news-england-to-launch-special-flu-service-next-week-to-take-pressure-off-primary-care/feed/ BMJ blog: Tom Nolan - Confusion over flu advice in pregnancy http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/20/bmj-blog-tom-nolan-confusion-over-flu-advice-in-pregnancy-2/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/20/bmj-blog-tom-nolan-confusion-over-flu-advice-in-pregnancy-2/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:25:51 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=94 To view this content, please follow this link:

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A storm erupted over the weekend about the government’s advice to pregnant women on swine flu …

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/20/bmj-blog-tom-nolan-confusion-over-flu-advice-in-pregnancy-2/feed/ BMJ Blog: Tom Nolan - Swine flu forecast http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/17/bmj-blog-tom-nolan-swine-flu-forecast/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/17/bmj-blog-tom-nolan-swine-flu-forecast/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:48:15 +0000 julietwalker http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=92 To view this content, please follow this link:

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Yesterday was a busy day for swine flu in the UK…

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/17/bmj-blog-tom-nolan-swine-flu-forecast/feed/ BMJ blog: Ton Nolan: Feeling the strain of swine http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/16/bmj-blog-ton-nolan-feeling-the-strain-of-swine/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/16/bmj-blog-ton-nolan-feeling-the-strain-of-swine/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:22:40 +0000 julietwalker http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=91 To view this content, follow this link:

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]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/16/bmj-blog-ton-nolan-feeling-the-strain-of-swine/feed/ BMJ News: Data on flu deaths are potentially misleading, say researchers http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-data-on-flu-deaths-are-potentially-misleading-say-researchers/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-data-on-flu-deaths-are-potentially-misleading-say-researchers/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:02:17 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=90 The only thing that can definitely be said about the A/H1N1 flu outbreak is that the virus is not becoming more virulent, said epidemiologists this week.

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]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-data-on-flu-deaths-are-potentially-misleading-say-researchers/feed/ BMJ News: GPs will lead UK’s swine flu vaccination campaign http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-gps-will-lead-uk%e2%80%99s-swine-flu-vaccination-campaign/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-gps-will-lead-uk%e2%80%99s-swine-flu-vaccination-campaign/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:58:58 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=89 The government is planning a large scale but non-compulsory campaign of vaccination against the A/H1N1 virus.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/339/jul15_1/b2879

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]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-gps-will-lead-uk%e2%80%99s-swine-flu-vaccination-campaign/feed/ BMJ News: Healthcare workers should get top priority for vaccination against A/H1N1 flu, WHO says http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-healthcare-workers-should-get-top-priority-for-vaccination-against-ah1n1-flu-who-says/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-healthcare-workers-should-get-top-priority-for-vaccination-against-ah1n1-flu-who-says/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:55:09 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=88 The World Health Organization has said that healthcare workers in all countries should be vaccinated against the A/H1N1 flu virus “as a first priority.” They should be followed by high risk groups such as people with chronic conditions and pregnant women.

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]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/bmj-news-healthcare-workers-should-get-top-priority-for-vaccination-against-ah1n1-flu-who-says/feed/ Research:Assessing the severity of the novel influenza A/H1N1 pandemic http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/researchassessing-the-severity-of-the-novel-influenza-ah1n1-pandemic/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/researchassessing-the-severity-of-the-novel-influenza-ah1n1-pandemic/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:58:01 +0000 Helen Morant http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=87 A major concern about the emergence of the novel strain of influenza A/H1N1 is the severity of illness it causes. Tini Garske and colleagues propose methods to obtain accurate estimates of the case fatality ratio as the pandemic unfolds

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]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/15/researchassessing-the-severity-of-the-novel-influenza-ah1n1-pandemic/feed/ BMJ news: Patients and doctors are asked to report antivirals’ side effects as swine flu spreads http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/13/bmj-news-patients-and-doctors-are-asked-to-report-antivirals-side-effects-as-swine-flu-spreads/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/13/bmj-news-patients-and-doctors-are-asked-to-report-antivirals-side-effects-as-swine-flu-spreads/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:39:05 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=86 To view this content, follow this link:

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The number of people in the United Kingdom confirmed as having died after contracting the A/H1N1 virus rose to seven this week after the deaths of three more people, including two children, were announced …

]]> http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/13/bmj-news-patients-and-doctors-are-asked-to-report-antivirals-side-effects-as-swine-flu-spreads/feed/ BMJ news: Cases of A/H1N1 flu are nearing epidemic levels in London and West Midlands, say GPs http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/13/bmj-news-cases-of-ah1n1-flu-are-nearing-epidemic-levels-in-london-and-west-midlands-say-gps/ http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/2009/07/13/bmj-news-cases-of-ah1n1-flu-are-nearing-epidemic-levels-in-london-and-west-midlands-say-gps/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:35:00 +0000 BMJ Group http://blogs.bmj.com/pandemic-flu/?p=85 To view this content, follow this link:

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London and the West Midlands are approaching epidemic consultation rates for A/H1N1 influenza, figures from the Royal College of General Practitioners show …

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