Vaccine to fight H1N1 virus on the horizon (Canadian Press)* G: u" K$ D; @% m% e4 G; J# [
3 o% f1 Z$ a0 p1 B' V& [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. * p$ l J3 O2 g5 F- R' l3 r7 O& o* B9 v 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)$ w- u8 V7 W( w8 O6 ^
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. . |8 b! A+ G$ _6 d
6 H( M4 K+ s+ j" b' R2 ? e' T People on Alta. pig farm where H1N1 flu virus found test negative for virus (Flu-Pig-Farm) (Canadian Press)2 C5 R0 v& F$ D5 r% \
Canada'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.* C9 {) y2 E4 N( i! F
. p$ J. _+ o6 d: `% r' u 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.