Vaccine to fight H1N1 virus on the horizon (Canadian Press) " J8 i. A% `% m$ y$ A5 X. B$ z. Z5 i/ B4 I5 s& `3 ?/ l
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 {- ^% J8 f; J b# l6 v
. ]% Z; k) l) LProvince'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) & P9 R0 Q9 y' D# _0 t5 [; kAlbertans 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. % E+ }) n% ^. n5 E0 h7 N
' s* n0 I: s' ?& l' G& @People on Alta. pig farm where H1N1 flu virus found test negative for virus (Flu-Pig-Farm) (Canadian Press) * S7 y0 ]' s7 J0 VCanada'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.8 [. g5 G$ w! i+ D) `2 u u; `) p& K
: c6 Z: G# Q9 l# e6 g( t! ]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.