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February 9, 2012
Swine_flu
The following articles have been tagged with "Swine_flu":
Unused swine flu vaccine goes up in smoke
Society: 29 Nov 11
Around €250 million worth of swine flu vaccine was due to go up in smoke on Tuesday – as Germany disposed of 16 million doses that people refused to take during last year’s outbreak of the potentially deadly virus.
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Swine flu vaccine worth €250 mln to be destroyed
National: 17 Aug 11
German health authorities are making arrangements to burn around 15 tonnes of swine flu vaccine worth around €250 million which people refused to take, and is now past its use-by date.
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Media roundup: The contagious madness of E. coli
Analysis & Opinion: 27 May 11
Another 60 people in Germany fell ill overnight Friday to E. coli bacteria. Roughly 82 million woke up feeling fine. Newspapers in The Local's media roundup ask whether the reaction to the latest food scare is rational.
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Return of swine flu prompts calls for more vaccinations
Society: 9 Jan 11
The swine flu virus H1N1 has established itself in Germany and is part of the current flu season, prompting medics to advise people at risk to get vaccinated.
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German tourist dies of swine flu in Austria
National: 6 Jan 11
A German tourist infected with swine flu died on New Year's Day in the Austrian town of Saalbach near Salzburg, a health official said Wednesday.
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Swine flu kills two
National: 3 Jan 11
Two people have died from swine flu in the German state of Lower Saxony, state officials announced on Monday.
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Rösler will not help out states with swine flu vaccine costs
Politics: 15 Aug 10
Most people in Germany did not get themselves inoculated against the swine flu last year, leaving the country's federal states sitting on millions of euros worth of stocks of the vaccine.
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Millions of swine flu shots wasted
National: 7 May 10
Germany is stuck with €250 million worth of swine flu vaccine ordered during the height of the flu panic last winter but never used because the mass immunisation campaign was a failure, according to a Friday media report.
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Doctors outraged by infant vaccine shortage
National: 8 Feb 10
Medical experts warned of grave health danger to children on Monday following weekend reports that many important infant vaccinations have not been delivered to German hospitals since late January.
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States only want half as much swine flu vaccine
National: 30 Dec 09
The health ministers of Germany's states said Wednesday they only need half of the 50 million vaccine doses previously ordered.
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'Abwrackprämie' named word of the year
Society: 18 Dec 09
The Society for German Language (GfdS) on Friday crowned Abwrackprämie, or “wrecking premium,” the most important German word of 2009.
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Swine flu threat continues as Germans opt out of vaccine
National: 7 Dec 09
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany’s centre for disease control and prevention, on Monday warned Germans hesitant to get immunised that the swine flu epidemic is not finished yet.
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Germans go Google gaga for Megan Fox
Science & Technology: 2 Dec 09
Hollywood’s raven-haired beauty Megan Fox has edged out Britney Spears as the most googled person in Germany, according to the company’s “Zeitgeist 2009” list released this week.
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First wave of swine flu has probably passed
Society: 29 Nov 09
The first wave of swine flu, which has killed at least 59 people in Germany, appears to be subsiding, doctors told news magazine Der Spiegel in a report published Saturday.
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Kiessling puts Bayer Leverkusen back on top
Sport: 23 Nov 09
Germany striker Steffan Kiessling sent Bayer Leverkusen back to the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday with a first-half equaliser which sealed a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.
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Officials say deaths not caused by swine flu shot
National: 19 Nov 09
German health officials on Thursday took the unusual step of debunking speculation that several recent deaths were caused by immunisations against swine flu.
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Chelsea teammates Ballack and Drogba to miss friendly
Sport: 18 Nov 09
Both Germany captain Michael Ballack and his Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba have been ruled out for Wednesday's friendly match, as the mourning Germans prepare to take on the Ivory Coast.
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Swine flu kills two in Bavaria
National: 16 Nov 09
German health authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of two men in Bavaria from swine flu, but a 55-year-old from Thuringia did not die after being immunised for the H1N1 virus as had been originally feared.
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Swine flu vaccine delays irk health officials
National: 11 Nov 09
Criticism of delayed delivery of swine flu vaccinations continued to grown on Wednesday ahead of a so-called “vaccination summit” in Berlin.
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Man suffers life-threatening reaction to swine flu vaccine
National: 4 Nov 09
A 30-year-old in Düsseldorf has been the first German patient to suffer life-threatening health complications from a swine flu vaccination, daily Rheinische Post reported on Wednesday.
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New German swine flu cases double in two days
National: 2 Nov 09
The number of new swine flu cases has doubled in the last two days, national disease control and prevention agency the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported on Monday.
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Three more swine flu deaths include one previously healthy patient
National: 31 Oct 09
Three more people died of the A/H1N1 virus in Germany on Friday, including for the first time, a person with no underlying health problems, authorities reported.
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Germany starts swine flu vaccinations
Science & Technology: 26 Oct 09
Several German states on Monday began offering mass vaccinations against swine flu in an attempt to head off a widespread epidemic this winter.
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Stubborn doctors told to get swine flu vaccine
National: 24 Oct 09
The chairman of Germany's official vaccination committee (STIKO) has told doctors to have themselves immunised against the H1-N1 virus whatever their personal opinions on the vaccine, it emerged Saturday.
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Merkel to get swine flu vaccine for 'the public'
National: 21 Oct 09
A row in Germany over a "two-tier" swine flu vaccination programme has prompted Chancellor Angela Merkel to say she'll get the jab meant for the public rather than one reserved for "essential workers."
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Government should give special vaccine to at risk groups, medical authority says
Science & Technology: 20 Oct 09
The German Medical Association said Tuesday it was angered by reports that government workers will receive a special swine flu vaccination and said it should be given to high risk groups instead.
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Government to get special swine flu vaccine
National: 18 Oct 09
Just a week after it emerged that the German armed forces was getting a different kind of A/H1N1 vaccine to the general population, Der Spiegel magazine reports that the government will also get special treatment.
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Germany sets up online portal and hotline for swine flu
National: 14 Oct 09
The German Health Ministry on Wednesday set up a new online portal offering information about swine flu to compliment its no longer free telephone hotline.
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Army first in line to get cutting-edge swine flu shot
National: 12 Oct 09
The German army has ordered a stock of special swine flu vaccine that does not contain controversial additives that will be given to the general public, the Defence Ministry confirmed on Monday.
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Germany confirms first swine flu death
National: 8 Oct 09
Germany on Thursday announced its first confirmed swine flu-related death after a female patient suffered complications from the A(H1N1) virus.
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First suspected swine flu death in Germany
National: 26 Sep 09
The death of a man in a German hospital was probably due to swine flu, health authorities said Saturday, making it the country's first fatal case of the disease.
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Swine flu vaccines expected to arrive in mid-October
National: 23 Sep 09
The first batch of 50 million A/H1N1 swine flu vaccinations is expected to arrive in Germany in mid-October, daily Westfalen Blatt reported on Wednesday.
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Oktoberfest opens to massive crowds
Society: 19 Sep 09
The 176th Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest beer festival, began in Munich Saturday morning to enormous crowds and tight security.
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Teachers rejoice as swine flu brings soap back to schools
National: 26 Aug 09
State health officials said on Wednesday they were gearing up to fight swine flu across Germany ahead of the new school year. Teachers are celebrating the return of soap after budgetary cuts left many school restroom dispensers empty.
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Comedian brightens dull election campaign
Politics: 19 Aug 09
With the Obama-inspired slogan "Yes Weekend" and a pledge to make a bunny the national symbol, a mock candidate for German chancellor has injected some much-needed humour into a drab election campaign.
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Health insurers bashed for vaccine threats
National: 7 Aug 09
Health insurer threats to raise premiums to accommodate swine flu vaccinations have been met with strong criticism from German politicians and employers this week.
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Expert advises longer school holidays to fight swine flu
National: 5 Aug 09
A leading virologist has suggested that school holidays be extended to prevent the spread of swine flu, which has recently taken hold across Germany.
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A/H1N1 vaccination plan a big experiment, doctor says
Science & Technology: 1 Aug 09
The enormous vaccination programme against the A/H1N1 swine flu virus due to start this autumn across Germany is nothing less than a huge experiment, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry says.
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Swine flu spurs kissing ban at Wacken heavy metal festival
Society: 30 Jul 09
As the Wacken Open Air heavy metal music festival kicked off on Thursday health officials announced a ban on kissing and sharing drinks between concert-goers to prevent a potential outbreak of swine flu.
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Insurers argue over cost of swine flu shots
National: 28 Jul 09
German health insurers are urging the government to take on the costs of immunising the population against swine flu, daily Leipziger Volkszeitung reported on Tuesday.
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Doctors looking for swine flu test-subjects
Science & Technology: 25 Jul 09
German doctors are looking for candidates for swine flu vaccine tests, news magazine Focus reported Saturday.
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Swine flu shots to arrive in September
National: 16 Jul 09
Everyone who wants a swine flu vaccination will get one, German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt said on Thursday, but limited supplies could mean a lengthy wait.
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Students bring home swine flu from Mallorca
National: 14 Jul 09
Seven students from the state of Hesse have brought home an unwelcome souvenir from their graduation vacation to the Spanish island of Mallorca – swine flu.
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Swine flu outbreak closes two schools
National: 6 Jul 09
High schools in Berlin and Bayreuth will be closed for a week beginning on Monday due to ten cases of swine flu, officials confirmed Monday.
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WHO warns swine flu to infect 1/3 of Germany
National: 23 Jun 09
The World Health Organisation has warned one in three people in Germany could catch the swine flu this autumn.
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Swine flu infections spreading rapidly
National: 12 Jun 09
The number of children at a Japanese school in Germany who have tested positive for swine flu has risen to 46, in addition to three of their parents, local officials said Friday.
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Disease centre: swine flu could claim lives
National: 11 Jun 09
Jörg Hacker, the head of Germany’s infectious disease centre, warned on Thursday that the rapidly spreading swine flu could lead to several deaths.
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Swine flu continues to spread
National: 10 Jun 09
Ten new cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in Germany, the government’s infectious disease centre reported on Wednesday. The infections include four children at a Cologne high school.
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Two US soldiers in Germany infected with swine flu
National: 7 Jun 09
Two American soldiers at a military hospital in Germany visited this week by President Barack Obama have contracted swine flu and four more probably have the virus, officials said on Saturday.
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Swine flu infections spike over weekend
National: 1 Jun 09
The number of swine flu cases in Germany rose to 31 over the holiday weekend, all of them related to travel in the US, the Berlin-based Robert Koch Institute reported on Monday.
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Swine flu case closes day care centre
National: 22 May 09
A day care centre in Düsseldorf has closed after a six-year-old girl there contracted swine flu. She is the first child to come down with the virus in Germany.
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States pushing for tougher penalties for rotten meat
Politics: 15 May 09
Germany’s upper house of parliament the Bundesrat has sent a consumer protection bill back to the drawing board, saying regulations regarding rotten meat need to be toughened up.
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Medic sheds doubt on Tamiflu strategy against swine flu
National: 10 May 09
A top German pharmacologist says stockpiling anti-viral drug Tamiflu against a possible swine flu pandemic could be a waste of money because there is little evidence that it really works.
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Germany confirms tenth swine flu case
National: 7 May 09
A tenth case of the swine flu virus has been diagnosed in Germany in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, authorities said on Thursday.
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Ninth swine flu case confirmed in Germany
National: 5 May 09
A ninth case of swine flu has been diagnosed in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Doctors bristle over new swine flu rules
National: 4 May 09
Germany’s doctors criticised new rules on Monday forcing physicians to report cases of swine flu or face sanctions by the government.
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German nurse catches swine flu
National: 1 May 09
German health authorities have confirmed the first case of a person catching swine flu in the country.
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Lufthansa reports first-quarter loss
Business & Money: 30 Apr 09
Germany's leading airline Lufthansa posted Thursday a first-quarter net loss of €256 million ($290 million) as the sector was slammed by the ongoing recession.
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Farmers demand swine flu name change
National: 30 Apr 09
German farmers urged officials on Thursday to change the name of swine flu out of fears it will encourage consumers to shun pork products.
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Germany confirms three cases of swine flu
National: 29 Apr 09
German health officials on Wednesday confirmed three cases of the potentially deadly swine flu in Hamburg and Bavaria.
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Possible swine flu cases probed
National: 28 Apr 09
The Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that one of three cases of suspected swine flu in Germany came back negative. But the country is prepared to handle an epidemic, Health Minister Ulla Schmidt said.
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TUI cancels Mexico City trips citing swine flu
National: 27 Apr 09
Germany's leading tourism group, TUI, said Monday it would cancel Mexico City visits until May 5 owing to the swine flu outbreak and would offer alternatives to clients who had planned to travel to other parts of Mexico.
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Munich airport prepares for swine flu
National: 26 Apr 09
Munich airport is preparing emergency measures to respond to any arriving passengers who may show signs of the deadly swine flu that has struck parts of Mexico and the US, a spokesman said Sunday.
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