Australia comes down with flu vaccine feverPanic has broken out in Australia following the death a two-year-old died after receiving a flu shot. But are kids really at risk, or is this just a hot flush? New Scientist lays out the numbers.
Pandemic
Swine flu around the world
Mapping the aporkalypse, as the death-toll rises around the world.
What they’re saying
- GUARDIAN: UK may have 65,000 deaths
- REUTERS: Obama gives $1.8b to fight flu
- AUSTRALIAN: A feverish obsession with fantasy flu
It’s official: swine flu “pandemic”. Now what?
After the word has been bandied about for weeks, the WHO has finally declared swine flu and official pandemic. But just what does that mean? Catch up with Crikey’s swine flu coverage here.
Over-the-top fear could spread Swine Flu faster
The inappropriate level of fear around Swine Flu may paradoxically help spread the virus more quickly, writes Peter Collignon.
Why quarantine won’t stop swine flu
Quarantine won’t work. Never has. There are two reasons why, says Hudson Birden.
Take a deep breath, Swine Flu’s not that bad
Swine flu is not hyper-virulent. While it spreads relatively easily it does not appear to be any more virulent that the strains we have circulating every year around the world, writes microbiologist Peter Collignon.
