Read more WHO stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39913/who.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:17:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70229/seasonal-flu-shot-may-boost-h1n1-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe WHO has asked researchers around the world if their findings back up a Canadian study that shows people who received seasonal flu vaccines are more likely to contract swine flu. So far, the results haven't been repeated. “None have been able to find anything like that,” the WHO’s head...http://www.newser.com/story/70229/seasonal-flu-shot-may-boost-h1n1-risk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 14:35:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64565/who-gives-up-on-counting-swine-flu-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization today instructed member nations to stop counting cases of the rapidly spreading swine flu pandemic and focus instead on the most serious, Reuters reports. “Trying to register and report every single case is a huge waste of resources,” a spokesman said. Authorities should continue to report...http://www.newser.com/story/64565/who-gives-up-on-counting-swine-flu-cases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64329/fears-mount-as-who-declares-swine-flu-unstoppable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConcerns continue to mount about swine flu in the wake of the World Health Organization's declaration that the illness is "unstoppable" and the deaths in Britain of two apparently strong individuals, a 6-year-old girl and a doctor. WHO officials are calling for worldwide vaccines to protect populations before they contract...http://www.newser.com/story/64329/fears-mount-as-who-declares-swine-flu-unstoppable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 5:37:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61597/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization has declared the first influenza pandemic since 1968, Reuters reports. Although the current outbreak has caused mostly mild cases of the illness, today's official declaration that the outbreak has hit phase 6, the highest level, means heightened prevention measures in 193 countries. The designation refers to...http://www.newser.com/story/61597/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59931/who-revising-pandemic-standards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe WHO will revise its policy for announcing the global threat of diseases in response to discontent with their alerts regarding the swine flu outbreak, the New York Times reports. The WHO’s deputy director says the new criteria will include an assessment of actual harm to people, as opposed to...http://www.newser.com/story/59931/who-revising-pandemic-standards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 11:45:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58841/swine-flu-came-from-lab-researcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization is investigating a claim by an Australian researcher that the swine flu virus may have been created in a laboratory as a result of human error. Adrian Gibbs, who helped develop Tamiflu, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the new strain may have evolved in...http://www.newser.com/story/58841/swine-flu-came-from-lab-researcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 4:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57803/obama-optimistic-as-flu-cases-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContinental Airlines said today it will begin cutting flights to Mexico on Monday because of the swine flu outbreak, the Houston Chronicle reports. The airline will cancel 180 of its 450 weekly flights and use smaller planes. As the number of confirmed cases in the US rose to 141 in...http://www.newser.com/story/57803/obama-optimistic-as-flu-cases-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 13:33:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57719/confirmed-swine-flu-cases-jump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of confirmed swine flu cases worldwide jumped from 147 to 257 yesterday, according to the World Health Organization. Hundreds more suspected cases are still being investigated. The jump in confirmed cases is likely attributable to investigators working through their backlog of specimens rather than rapidly mounting incidents of...http://www.newser.com/story/57719/confirmed-swine-flu-cases-jump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57584/who-raises-pandemic-alert-to-second-highest-level.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization today raised the pandemic alert level for swine flu to its second-highest level and asked all nations to ramp up emergency measures, MSNBC reports. The agency says human-to-human transmission of the disease is spreading and believes the world could be on the brink of a global...http://www.newser.com/story/57584/who-raises-pandemic-alert-to-second-highest-level.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 15:48:27 CDT