Vaccine to fight H1N1 virus on the horizon (Canadian Press) 1 i5 n- u) ~) v! x 8 O3 K# c) o: Y# F8 G hWidescale production of a vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu virus is likely and could be triggered by a call from the World Health Organization that may come as early as next week, the head of the agency's initiative for vaccine research said yesterday. . A5 Q3 r3 K0 m2 c) |3 v % K- j- U1 K/ \6 e' F; T7 rProvince's top vet vouches for safety of Alberta pork; Virus 'completely gone' after sick pigs recover, he says Jodie Sinnema and Trish Audette (Edmonton Journal)7 O4 E$ O1 W- C' i
Albertans should not be concerned about eating pork, despite a caution from the World Health Organization to avoid pigs infected with the H1N1 virus, the province's top veterinarian says. 4 |7 ^7 p! B9 s9 ] - K" P+ s4 O; n: a& p0 n* gPeople on Alta. pig farm where H1N1 flu virus found test negative for virus (Flu-Pig-Farm) (Canadian Press)+ |/ t7 j: G9 H+ V" N
Canada's chief public health officer says the people who live on an Alberta pig farm where pigs were found to be infected with swine flu have tested negative for the virus. 5 Z `- G" s; d$ ^$ q" \9 K5 j # N$ r/ v7 k% J0 T" @Airdrie flu case keeps students home (Calgary Herald)Student absences at an Airdrie middle school jumped Wednesday as some parents kept their children home after learning a student at the school is recovering from a case of H1N1 flu.