Vaccinations in the UK start rolling out

A mass vaccination program has begun now in the UK, with risks groups encouraged to get the vaccinations first. As of today pregnant woman, people with asthma, people over the age of 65, diabetes sufferers and people suffering from cancer will be able to go to surgeries to get the vaccine. Also, health workers on the NHS are being encouraged to get the vaccine (many were reluctant to take the seasonal flu vaccination, so it will be interesting to see if more people take this vaccine). Since the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, nearly 400,000 worldwide have confirmed laboratory cases of the swine flu virus. More than 4,700 people have died from h1n1. Other European countries following suite include France which started last week, Germany this week, Ireland in early November and Spain in mid-November.

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Swine Flu vaccinations and their availability

With the swine flu vaccinations slowly making itself available in some countries, the availability or lack of availability should I see in some states in the US and countries in Europe has proved somewhat frustrating especially to those considered as vulnerable to the h1n1 virus. However, local authorities do show signs of getting their act together and slowly but surely the vaccination has made its way to many states and countries in the US and UK. However, for the rest of the world, it seems it's very dependent on the respective government and their health budget and how many supplies they've ordered. Of course, some countries have been largely unaffected by the pandemic and so only emergency vaccinations may be on hand. However, most governments have realized this far that its essential to give young mothers, children and the elderly the vaccinations first and for people with swine flu like symptoms to be administered to hospital as soon as possible. Some concerns are still ever present about the rushed nature of this vaccination and its release onto the global market, the Times reported in June that the Europeans Medicine Agency stated that: "The vaccines are authorised with a detailed risk management plan”.

How about where you are, is there ready access to the vaccines? Are these vaccinations free under your health care system, or do you have to pay for them?

Once swine flu is over

It seems as though peoples' worries about swine flu are slowly easing with the introduction in several countries of the vaccination, which is very similar to the seasonal vaccination flu, and us hearing about less and less cases of the h1n1 virus. But once, the spread of the disease has been fully controlled and there are no more cases does that mean we should go back to our old ways and let our guards down? Who's to say that the virus won't return in a deadlier form, bringing more deaths. The threat still remains that the virus might mutate and the pandemic will come back. So it's necessary for us to still maintain good hygienic practices and wash our hands on a regular basis. If anything the swine flu pandemic has provided many restaurants and public places better practices when it comes to providing their patrons with anti-bacteria gels and sanitizing gels, Thus, safe guarding us not only from swine flu, but also bacteria and germs that may be passed from our hands to our food.

US orders 250 million doses of swine flu vaccine

With many hospitals in the U.S. piling up on swine flu vaccinations, still many are concerned about the potential side-effects and if the vaccination is really necessary. The swine flu vaccination, actually doesn't differ too much from the current seasonal flu vaccination readily available, many doctors have stated it's just a slight variation of it and therefore it's just as tested as other vaccinations that have come onto the market. The pandemic has shown that people most at risk of contracting the virus are the elderly and children, however it's precisely these two groups that are hesitant to take the vaccine as they fear that there will be adverse side-effects from it and/or it will make them worse. But I think, as people slowly come round to the idea that this vaccination is ultimately safer than not having the vaccination hopefully it will have a viral effect and people will realize prevention is always better than cure.

Taiwan launches World's first Anti-Swine Flu Spray

So I stumbled across this interesting news item today, which states the a Taiwanese company has launched the world's first anti-swine flu spray capable of killing the virus. This was doubly interesting for me as I've just moved to Taiwan, so glad to see that they're at the cutting edge of health development and protection. The spray only costs $10 USD or (350 Taiwanese dollars) and can be used up to 700 times. A representative for the company, Heidi Wang said:

"We began selling the VirusBom spray today, but we have already been approached by companies from China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and the United States who want to import our product," she said Thursday."

Virus boom has been invented by a research team from the Taiwan National Uni, and state that it's an organic compound that is actually made through synthetic means which can act and kill both bacteria and viruses.

What's more is the versatility of VB, it can be made into a hand gel, spray or wash and be applied to face masks, air filters and surgical gowns.