<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Influenza</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/conditioncenter/flu?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><description>Influenza</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[More Flu Strain Samples Are Destroyed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57529-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57529-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Most of the samples of a dangerous flu virus sent to laboratories around the world have been destroyed, easing concerns that the specimens might trigger a deadly pandemic, health officials said Friday.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Strain Samples Remain at Large]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50287-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50287-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At least four countries and more than 1,500 U.S. laboratories have destroyed their samples of a dangerous flu virus, but thousands of others remained unaccounted, according to officials.]]></description><author> Rob Stein and Shankar Vedantam</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Flu Strain Shipped Worldwide]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47841-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47841-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A strain of the flu virus that caused a worldwide pandemic in 1957 was sent to laboratories around the world, triggering an effort to prevent an outbreak, according to officials.]]></description><author> Rob Stein  and Shankar Vedantam</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Season Arrives, Late but Potent]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15406-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15406-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Flu and other illnesses have hit the region later than usual this year, emptying offices and schools and sending overflow crowds to emergency rooms.]]></description><author> Fredrick Kunkle and D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Groups Worry About Flu Shot Surplus]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42887-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42887-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The demand for vaccine has fallen so sharply that millions of doses remain available across the nation.]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu-Shot Confusion]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33916-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33916-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The flu vaccine shortage that turned into a surplus this season has created uncertainty and confusion among doctors and hospitals, vaccine manufacturers and federal health officials who are trying to plan for next season.]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. to Ease Access to Flu Shots, Officials Say]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27535-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27535-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The nation's shortage of flu vaccine  has turned into a surplus, with nearly 5 million doses languishing in the federal government's hastily purchased stockpile, officials said Friday.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear of Flu Sparks Home-Remedy Sales]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17737-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17737-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The government warns "natural" products being snapped up by people who can't get shots may not prevent illness.]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaccine Rules Relaxed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8944-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8944-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Federal health officials, concerned that scarce flu vaccine may go unused, Friday announced plans to amend the guidelines on who should receive shots.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Flu Shot Crisis, Demand Dwindles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6028-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6028-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. to Purchase German Flu Vaccine]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43296-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43296-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration said it would buy 1.2 million doses to ease this year's shortage, but also missed a deadline for a report to Congress on obtaining cheaper drugs abroad.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Shots Sold by Woman Called Authentic]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38273-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38273-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A woman who allegedly sold flu shots, then fled when her credentials were questioned, was giving people the real vaccine and was trying to raise money for her daughter's school fundraiser, her ex-husband said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking New Solutions for Flu Vaccines]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15336-2004Nov26.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15336-2004Nov26.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the crisis sparked by the flu-shot shortage, health officials are eager for new, more flexible technologies that could produce a vaccine faster and more cheaply.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>- The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Painstaking Parceling]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A775-2004Nov20.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A775-2004Nov20.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Government authorities at all levels have struggled to construct a fair distribution system since the nation lost half its expected vaccine inventory for this influenza season.]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Knew Last Year of Flu Vaccine Problems]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58482-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58482-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The FDA found serious problems of bacterial contamination 16 months before Britain closed the site.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu Pandemic Foreseen]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46653-2004Nov12.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46653-2004Nov12.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The global spread of the influenza virus will threaten the health of nearly everyone on Earth, but very little is being done to prevent its potential devastation, according to World Health Organization experts.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spray Flu Vaccine Comes at a Trickle]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46360-2004Nov12.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46360-2004Nov12.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Finding FluMist may not be easy in coming weeks, despite the fact that MedImmune had produced 2 million additional doses in light of the vaccine shortage.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Susan Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Announces Plan To Ration Flu Vaccine]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37929-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37929-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The remaining 10.3 million doses of flu vaccine will be divided up between states based on how many high-risk people each has and the number of doses already received.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemic Risk Spurs Flu Vaccine Planning]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13922-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13922-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_health/conditioncenter/flu</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:04:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented meeting of flu vaccine makers and nations to accelerate plans for dealing with the growing flu threat.]]></description><author> Marilynn Marchione</author></item></channel></rss>