Posts Tagged ‘swine flu’

IMA Pune issues swine flu alert

Sakaal Times: Considering that swine flu is likely to raise its ugly head again by July this year, the city branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has swung into action to combat the spread of the epidemic. IMA president Dr Bharati Dorepatil has advised people to take some basic precautions...
April 11th, 2012 | News | Read More

DRDO’s swine flu detection kit likely to hit market in three months

Indian Express: The Gwalior-based DRDO laboratory – Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) – has developed a swine flu diagnostic kit that can detect H1N1 virus within an hour. The kit to be produced by two companies, a Noida-bases and a Hyderabad-based, is expected to...
April 4th, 2012 | News | Read More

Few takers for swine flu vaccine in the city

Indian Express: Swine flu has claimed hundreds of lives in the city and across the country but there are few takers for its vaccine. Serum Institute of India which developed the country’s first indigenous intra-nasal vaccine against swine flu has been unable to sell its single dose in the last...
March 16th, 2012 | News | Read More

Health department increases hospital beds for H1N1 patients

Mid-day: To cope with the rising number of swine flu cases in the city, the state health department has increased the number of hospital beds that are to be reserved for H1N1 patients. The move came after it became impossible to accommodate the H1N1 patients in the 250-odd beds across isolation...
August 20th, 2010 | News | Read More

Eight swine flu deaths in city in last three days

Times of India: As many as eight persons succumbed to H1N1 influenza in Pune between August 15 to 17 at various hospitals. With this, the swine flu death toll in the city has gone up to 347, since August 2009.
August 19th, 2010 | News | Read More

Eight people die of swine flu in two days

Times of India: Eight people died of the H1N1 influenza here on Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the toll in the city due to the contagion up to 331 since August last year.
August 12th, 2010 | Info Guide | Read More

Schools hold mass vaccination camps for students

Indian Express: Schools across the city are taking various steps to spread awareness regarding swine flu. In addition to talking to students and parents about the symptoms and the ways of preventing flu, some schools are even going to the extent of vaccinating students in school.
August 11th, 2010 | News | Read More

H1N1 vaccine Naso-Vac stocks start to run out from market

Indian Express: With the toll due to swine flu since April touching 109, an increasing number of people are keen on getting immunised against the H1N1 virus. This has led to a shortage of the vaccine Naso-Vac in the market for the last four days. Serum Institute of India officials have assured that...
August 11th, 2010 | News | Read More

Serum Institute gets permission to market intra-muscular H1N1 vaccine

Times of India: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has received permission from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to market its injectable vaccine against the swine flu. The vaccine, to be marketed under the brand name Enzavac, is likely to be available in the market in a two weeks. A...
August 3rd, 2010 | News | Read More

State plans expert centre for swine flu at Sassoon Hospital

Indian Express: With a steady rise in the number of swine flu deaths in the Pune district, the state has now decided to train doctors in the management of swine flu patients on ventilator support at the Sassoon general hospital. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) has been urged to conduct...
July 30th, 2010 | News | Read More
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