NZ:
Health officials hold off on vaccine
NZPA September 22, 2009, 8:03 pm
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/6089153/health-officials-hold-off-on-vaccine/
New Zealand health officials are still holding off deciding whether to start a targeted swine flu immunisation programme for frontline health workers.
Officials are waiting to hear whether the World Health Organisation (WHO) includes the pandemic influenza strain in recommendations for the 2010 southern hemisphere seasonal influenza vaccine, the Ministry of Health’s chief advisor on population health, Greg Simmons, said.
New Zealand officials were waiting on the seasonal flu vaccine make-up to be decided before making recommendations to Government, Dr Simmons told NZPA.
AMA warns of looming swine flu spike
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/23/2694259.htm
September 23, 2009
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) expects the number of swine flu cases to spike in coming weeks.