Vaccine to fight H1N1 virus on the horizon (Canadian Press)" p6 ^6 d2 D: i- T1 ]: E
# k/ n3 I" j' C" x: ~Widescale production of a vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu virus is likely and could be triggered by a call from the World Health Organization that may come as early as next week, the head of the agency's initiative for vaccine research said yesterday. 0 f. \ g- s: ?' \6 P) ^ R' J$ m) r9 u: R& b& ^3 L Province's top vet vouches for safety of Alberta pork; Virus 'completely gone' after sick pigs recover, he says Jodie Sinnema and Trish Audette (Edmonton Journal)+ B9 u- p$ q9 w7 h: b5 g% j( e8 O
Albertans should not be concerned about eating pork, despite a caution from the World Health Organization to avoid pigs infected with the H1N1 virus, the province's top veterinarian says. ( z6 S8 S$ \5 X : E: m/ Q5 B0 m5 y! x8 BPeople on Alta. pig farm where H1N1 flu virus found test negative for virus (Flu-Pig-Farm) (Canadian Press) : }/ r* T. Q6 M6 HCanada's chief public health officer says the people who live on an Alberta pig farm where pigs were found to be infected with swine flu have tested negative for the virus. : y; \/ q& F: Z& L W T 1 l9 }& z4 `: [Airdrie flu case keeps students home (Calgary Herald)Student absences at an Airdrie middle school jumped Wednesday as some parents kept their children home after learning a student at the school is recovering from a case of H1N1 flu.