Tamiflu-resistant swine flu foundA Danish case — where a woman given Tamiflu got swine flu anyway — has found a version of the pandemic with a mutation that is resistant to the antiviral drug.
Swine flu
Swine flu no excuse for a party, say doctors
Parents are being warned off holding ‘swine flu parties’ designed to infect children with the H1N1 virus while it remains relatively mild, in a bid to provide them immunity against a potentially more severe mutation of the virus later.
The science of a sneeze
Scientists who study the ways we cough and sneeze shed light on how viruses like swine flu are spread.
Swine flu chaos? GPs only have themselves to blame
Sitting on our arses? I think not, writes a disgruntled health care professional.
Swine flu v. seasonal flu: something for everyone
Swin flu gets all the headlines, but is there other flu out there too? And how bad is it? Margaret Paul reports.
Hot Form Charts: Swine flu shows AFL tougher than NRL
Rugby league, battered by violence, drunkenness and sexual assault, is now having the stuffing knocked out of it by the flu just to show that, on top of everything else, Aussie Rules players really are tougher.
Parliament? Swine flu? Ring the bells!
What happens if swine flu infects our Parliament? Bernard Keane investigates.
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.
Swine Flu: we’ve been asking the wrong questions
The current outbreak of Swine Flu may have captured international headlines, but it has done surprisingly little to focus attention on the role of intensive animal production in contributing to the spread of infections.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Crikey readers get fiesty about The Chaser (a week and counting…), child sexualisation and Australia’s relationship with Israel.
Crikey Clarifier: Victoria, Swine Flu capital of the world
What is it about Victoria that makes it so prone to the H1N1 virus? Victoria’s chief medical officer Dr Rosemary Lester and child health and vaccinology professor Dr Kim Mulholland explain.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: C’mon Crikey, enough David Jones catalogue speculation
You know what I see in the Alison Ashley ad? Two beautiful young girls looking into the camera, says Crikey reader Cathy Bannister. Crikey readers chats DJs, as well as swine flu, Indian student protests and more.
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.
Swine Flu: now in Vogue
Condé Nast employees have received a memo informing them that an “employee working on the 12th floor at 4 Times Square” — home of Vogue magazine — has tested positive for Influenza A. Will surgical masks be next season’s look?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Hypocrisy of swine flu treatment
Crikey readers chat swine flu, digital radio and the ACTU.
Why quarantine won’t stop swine flu
Quarantine won’t work. Never has. There are two reasons why, says Hudson Birden.
Tips and rumours: ABC Shops sold to Dymocks
One tipster claims ABC Shops have been sold off to Dymocks, while another tells of cuts at local Sydney papers.
Vox pop of the day: what about face masks?
Thank you Geelong Advertiser, home of child prodigies.
Get a grip: Swine Flu is not a biblical plague
The human instinct to arbitrarily select threats about which to panic, with a little help from the media, is proving very costly in the case of Swine Flu.
“Can we do quarantine again sometime?”: the Swine Flu diaries
I’ve just gotten off the phone with DHS. My husband and I, as well as our three children, will all need to start a course of Tamiflu. Tonight. We will be under house arrest until Sunday, says Clare Wright.
Lowbottom High Diaries: The frontline of a lethal viral attack
This week it became abundantly clear that not only would schools be the frontline in the event of a lethal viral attack but that we’d be cactus no matter what, writes Trevor Diogenes.
P&O combats swine flu with PR
Dealing with the hysteria on swine flu includes blogging and this CEO message, says Trevor Cook.
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Nicola Roxon bests Wayne Swan
If anyone had any doubts that swine flu was the preferred broadcast media issue to debt debates and endless infrastructure lists, figures from this week’s battle for political airspace should erase them.
Political snippets: The politics of swine flu
Richard Farmer looks at the politics of dealing with a flu pandemic and catches up with pollies across the Tasman.
