Like many U.S. workplaces, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went remote during the pandemic. Most of the agency’s staff members haven’t returned to the office full time, raising concerns about the CDC’s ability to reform itself after recent stumbles.
With H1N1 vaccines not becoming generally available until after theU.S. flu season begins, the single greatest contribution that the public can make is to limit opportunities for infection bypracticing basic hygiene, beginning with washing hands frequently.National capabilities should prove sufficient to deal with theswine flu during the approaching flu season.
you are watching bbc news, a reminder of our headlines: a 0 0 draw in their world cup match leaves england and the usa within sight of the knockout stages. hospital patients are evacuated from the recently liberated ukrainian city of kherson after constant russian shelling. scientists in the united states say they ve made a breakthrough in the fight against flu by designing a vaccine against all known strains. it raises hopes for the development of a universal flu vaccine. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here to explain what it could mean. we are locked in a perpetual war against the constantly changing flu virus. every year scientists have to make an educated guess as to which strains will be circulating. this winter s flu vaccine protects against four strains of flu including h1n1, which triggered the swine flu pandemic, and h3n2 the most common strain globally.