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Posted: 23-May-2009 05:58 hrs
Elementary school children wearing facemasks wash their hands with disinfectant alcoholic gel as they visit the National Diet in Tokyo on a field trip.
Moscow Friday recorded its first case of the virus, as 11 Spanish soldiers were also diagnosed with the disease.
A Russian national on a flight from the United States was diagnosed with the A (H1N1) virus, the country's public health chief Gennady Onishchenko said.
"He feels normal and is receiving adequate medical care," Interfax quoted Onishchenko as saying. "He does not have a temperature. His condition is stable."
In Spain, 11 soldiers at a military school were diagnosed with swine flu, although their symptoms are mild, while in Rome two high schools were closed after four students back from the United States fell ill.
The United States said meanwhile it will invest one billion dollars to develop key components for a swine flu vaccine and conduct clinical studies into its efficacy.
US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the money will come from already existing funds and will be used to place orders with companies licensed to produce flu vaccine for antigens -- the ingredient in a vaccine that causes the body to develop antibodies -- and adjuvants, which boost the body's immune response. — AFP
From TODAYOnline.com; see the source article here.
Posted: 23-May-2009 05:58 hrs
Elementary school children wearing facemasks wash their hands with disinfectant alcoholic gel as they visit the National Diet in Tokyo on a field trip. Moscow Friday recorded its first case of the virus, as 11 Spanish soldiers were also diagnosed with the disease.
A Russian national on a flight from the United States was diagnosed with the A (H1N1) virus, the country's public health chief Gennady Onishchenko said.
"He feels normal and is receiving adequate medical care," Interfax quoted Onishchenko as saying. "He does not have a temperature. His condition is stable."
In Spain, 11 soldiers at a military school were diagnosed with swine flu, although their symptoms are mild, while in Rome two high schools were closed after four students back from the United States fell ill.
The United States said meanwhile it will invest one billion dollars to develop key components for a swine flu vaccine and conduct clinical studies into its efficacy.
US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the money will come from already existing funds and will be used to place orders with companies licensed to produce flu vaccine for antigens -- the ingredient in a vaccine that causes the body to develop antibodies -- and adjuvants, which boost the body's immune response. — AFP
From TODAYOnline.com; see the source article here.
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