VACCINE companies will now plough all their resources into making a vaccine against H1N1 swine flu, following a decision by the World 91色情片 Organization to declare the virus an on 11 June.
The WHO defines a pandemic as a virus that is spreading widely in the community in at least two regions. While community-acquired infections have been reported in Australia and North America for several weeks now, the WHO鈥檚 official declaration changes which vaccines get made.
It will activate a slew of government pre-orders for pandemic vaccine from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and 12 European countries, including the UK. These will take precedence over more recent orders for H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines.
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While most swine flu infections are mild, some people have died. On 14 June, a 38-year-old woman in the UK became the first to succumb to the virus outside the Americas.
