Any word of cytokine storms caused by the mutated virus?
I think this statement is the crux of the article and the actual title is very misleading ....
One isolate from Ukraine with the mutation had changed so that swine flu vaccine probably would not protect against it well, Britain’s national medical laboratory reported Friday.
Flus mutate so fast, Dr. Fukuda cautioned, that announcing each change is “like reporting changes in the weather.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/health/28flu.html?_r=1&ref=world&pagewanted=print
In this article the one expert is saying the vaccine most likely won’t work against the mutation of fatal cases . But the title is saying no worries about the mutation even though the vaccine most likely won’t work !
Where’s Baghdad Bob when you need him the most (are we really sure that guy didn’t work for the WHO)?
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11280901/WHO_D225G_Vac.html
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WHO Confirms D225G Vaccine Failure
Recombinomics Commentary 03:31
November 28, 2009
One isolate from Ukraine with the mutation had changed so that swine flu vaccine probably would not protect against it well, Britain’s national medical laboratory reported Friday.
Flus mutate so fast, Dr. Fukuda cautioned, that announcing each change is “like reporting changes in the weather.”
The above quote from tomorrow’s NY Times piece by Donald McNeil, acknowledges the vaccine failure for viruses with D225G. However, although WHO has publicly confirmed the failure, they don’t think an announcement is required. Thus, they continue to offer altering opinions on the significance of D225G, which directs H1N1 to the lung and was present in four of four fatalities in Ukraine.
The associate of D225G with the Ukraine fatalities led to a survey of samples in Norway, where D225G was found in three patients (two who died and 1 who was in serious condition). Similarly, France found D225G in two fatal infections, including one who was Tamiflu resistant.
However, even though this change is drawing additional attention daily, WHO has taken a position that the vaccine failure against H1N1 with this D225G is not worthy of an announcement.
This mindset is significant cause for concern and is hazardous to the world’s health.
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WHO has now confirmed that the H1N1 swine flu virus has mutated in Ukraine.