Influenza

Launch of WHO H5N1 vaccine stockpile still awaited (CIDRAP)

17 May 2008

May 16, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – A year after the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the development of an international stockpile of vaccines against H5N1 influenza, the stockpile has not yet materialized, the WHO said in a report released today.

OSHA seeks views on flu equipment guidance (Business Insurance)

16 May 2008

WASHINGTON—¬The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking comment about proposed recommendations that employers protect employees during an influenza pandemic by stockpiling respirators and facemasks.

First FDA-Cleared Respirators for General Public Use in Public Health Medical Emergencies Now Available from 3M (Centre Daily Times)

16 May 2008

Consumers concerned about an influenza outbreak can breathe a little easier: 3M has just released two new NIOSH N95 respirators for use by the general public in public health medical emergencies.