Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths*
*Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 23, 2010
National News
Canada's response to the H1N1 pandemic was one of confusion, says a white paper being presented Tuesday at the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto. Serious gaps in the country's pandemic planning and unrealistic management guidelines were exposed, it says. Dr. Allan Holmes, who moderated the roundtable discussion on which the report was based, said a single pan-Canadian approach to planning is needed, along with a severity index to put future outbreaks in context. Vancouver Sun
International News
British virologist John Oxford stated at a recent Dublin conference that "It's too early to do a postmortem" on the pandemic H1N1 flu virus. He predicted it will cause trouble again in the coming winter. People need to be aware of how to limit its spread, and decisions need to be based on science, he said. As for vaccine, he stated, "It's no time to be complacent and say we wasted our money on vaccines, because we haven't. This is a virus that will be in the community for a long time." Irish Times
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