Silobreaker: Germany worried over vaccine shortage

NEWS SEARCH ANALYSIS INSIGHT

Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:45 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by Deutsche Welle

Germany worried over vaccine shortage

Only two weeks after beginning a national vaccination campaign against H1N1, the intial skepticism over the vaccine has apparently vanished in Germany. The rise in cases and deaths within Europe is thought to be the reason for an apparent swing in public opinion about...

READ FULL ARTICLE

Share this

There are no more reports on this story yet.

Quotes

...Jaschkowski said. "So it wouldn't be released unless it was absolutely flawless." All across the country...

Germany worried over vaccine shortage [Deutsche Welle - 11/07/2009]

Related Stories

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 5 Documents (in Health)

Food and Drug Administration

Biotherapies Obtains FDA Licensure for Use of Its Thimerosal-Free H1N1 2009 Monovalent Vaccine in Children

CSL Biotherapies, a subsidiary of CSL Limited, a leading manufacturers of influenza vaccine, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's application for accelerated approval of its seasonal flu vaccine, Afluria(R) ... [PharmaceuticalProcessing - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Vaccine, Food and Drug Administration, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 3 Documents (in Medicine)

Ellsworth flu vaccination campaign underway

11/13/2009 - ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- With this year's influenza season hosting a presence of both H1N1 and seasonal flu, the 28th Medical Group is taking steps to ensure its patients are immunized.This effort includes seasonal flu vaccines for ... [Ellsworth Air Force Base - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Vaccine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Immune System, Swine Flu Vaccine, Ellsworth Air Force Base

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 8 Documents

Germany stars request Enke memorial game

Germany's top players including Michael Ballack and Bastian Schweinsteiger have requested the German Football Federation (DFB) hold a memorial game for tragic goalkeeper Robert Enke.The 32-year-old shot-stopper committed suicide last Tuesday by flinging ... [France24 - france - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Robert Enke, Germany, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Michael Ballack, Hanover (Germany)

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

Swine flu vaccines tested and safe, insists HSE

THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health yesterday reiterated that the swine flu vaccines being used here had been tried and licensed and were fully safe.Posters and leaflets claiming the vaccines were not properly trialled before ... [Irish Times - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Vaccine, Swine Flu Vaccine, Pregnancy, Tony Holohan

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 4 Documents

General Motors Corporation

GM Europe to move its headquarter to Germany

The small German town of Ruesselheim has not been happy with General Motors. Since GM's announcement that it would restructure German subsidiary Opel itself, rather than sell it off, Ruesselheim has been home to angry protesters calling GM's behavior ... [Deutsche Welle - 11/14/2009]

Entities: General Motors Corporation, Adam Opel GmbH (Opel), Germany

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 9 Documents

Groups at risk from swine flu should avoid hajj: study

People at risk of suffering severe consequences from swine flu should postpone going to the hajj in 2009, according to a study released on Saturday.Some 2.5 million Muslims from more than 160 countries converge annually on the Islamic holy cities of Mecca ... [France24 - france - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Mecca, Islam

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 2 Documents

Bank economist calls for German wage restraint

BERLIN (AFP) Deutsche Bank's chief economist on Saturday called for pay restraint in Germany to protect the fragile jobs market.Norbert Walter said pay rises in 2010 were likely to be between one and two percent, warning they and should be kept under ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Norbert Walter, Germany, Wolfgang Franz, Unemployment

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Swine Flu Slowing Worldwide

The worst may be behind us for swine flu outbreaks, according to new reports from the World Health Organization on Friday.The global death toll is slowing, although 6,250 people have died since the onset of the pandemic, AFP accounted.In the week of November ... [Red Orbit - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Pandemic, Virus, Virulence

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Germany to send more combat troops to Afghanistan

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponGermany would send another 120 combat troops to the Kunduz region in northern Afghanistan due to rising militant violence there, German Defense ... [People's Daily Online - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Germany, Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force, Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Guttenberg (Germany)

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 48 Documents

Swine Flu Vaccine Distribution To New York Companies Causes Uproar

Topics: Delivery of Care, Marketplace, Public HealthThe distribution of swine flu vaccines to big name companies in New York has caused an uproar as people complain that children and health care workers should receive top priority. The New York Times ... [Kaiser Health News - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Uproar Inc, Swine Flu Vaccine, Vaccine, Citigroup Inc

First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 33 Documents (in Health)

Developments Saturday in the ongoing H1N1 pandemic in Canada and around the world:

Canada's top doctor acknowledged Sunday that health officials didn't expect so many people to line up for the swine flu shot.Dr. David Butler-Jones, the chief public health officer, told CTV that as recently as a few weeks ago officials didn't anticipate ... [C-Health - 11/02/2009]

Entities: Pandemic, Vaccine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 13 Documents

Sanofi Pasteur Announces Final Results Of U.S. Clinical Trials Of Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine In Adults And Children

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced the final analyses of data from clinical trials of the U.S. licensed Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine in adults and children. The data ... [Medical News Today - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Sanofi Pasteur SA, Clinical Trials, Swine Flu Vaccine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
US: Take the shot [H5N1 - 11/05/2009] Via the New York Times: Editorial - Take the Shot. Excerpt:The swine flu vaccine has encountered a remarkably mixed reception. Some people are railing against their ...
D.C. Vaccine Conference: Why Investors Should S... [Biotech Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking ... - 11/09/2009] On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the 7th Annual Vaccines: All Things Considered Conference is taking place in Washington, DC. Investors should keep an eye on ...
D.C. Vaccine Conference: Why Investors Should S... [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seek ... - 11/09/2009] On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the 7th Annual Vaccines: All Things Considered Conference is taking place in Washington, DC. Investors should keep an eye on ...
H1N1: More Illness, A Bit More Vaccine, Bruised... [Daily Kos - 11/08/2009] There are several really good flu pieces in the NY Times from the last few days. One set of stories is on the issue of vaccine distribution, including this one: ...
Canada needs two vaccine suppliers, Ottawa admits [H5N1 - 11/06/2009] Via the Globe and Mail, a reminder not to put all your vaccine-producing eggs in one basket: Canada needs two vaccine suppliers, Ottawa admits. Excerpt:Canada needs ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
High Risk Patients Await Flu Vaccines [ABC News Video: World News with Charles Gibson - 11/12/2009]
Video: Vaccine 101 [Latest 60 Minutes Headlines - CBS News - 11/02/2009]
Vaccine in High Demand [CBS - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
Vaccine trial under way [CNN.com - Video - 11/09/2009]
Vaccine in High Demand [CBS News Online - YouTube - 11/05/2009]

Change Password

Log in to Silobreaker

Advanced Search Options

Germany worried over vaccine shortage