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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its emergency response to the H5N1 avian flu. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that the emerg… ...
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The CDC ends its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu after recording 70 human cases and one death nationally, even as experts note seasonal patterns may increase fall cases.
New study using ferrets, closest animal model for human flu, found influenza A infection, H1N1 in particular, may boost immunity to avian flu.
The CDC declared the end of its emergency response to H5N1 avian flu as a health threat to humans, David Murray writes.
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The Department of Health and Human Services moved to eliminate thimerosal from flu shots in a victory for antivaccine activists who say the mercury-based preservative causes autism. A vaccine ...
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The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.
The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.