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SWINE FLU: Links and Resouces

FluView National Flu Activity Map
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The FluView National Flu Activity Map. This interactive map shows the most recent seasonal influenza activity map for the entire country as well as the activity levels from previous weeks in the current flu season.

2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Supply Status
Center for Disease Control 12/03/09

URGENT ~ H1N1 Updates For RNs

As the H1N1 (swine influenza) pandemic escalates in our facilities and our communities, the CNA/NNOC Board of Directors has adopted a position statement on the role of the RN in combating H1N1 and protecting our patients and ourselves, and a policy statement on whether the H1N1 vaccine should be mandatory for RNs. We also remain very concerned about the ongoing gaps and failures of many hospitals to provide adequate safety precautions for patients, families, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Please read and share links below:


Nurses Rally at UCSF to Demand Stronger Swine Flu Safety Protections

 Read the position statement here in PDF 

 Swine Flu Nursing Practice and Patient Advocacy Alert
    
 Testimony of Bonnie Castillo, RN to Institute of Medicine re: H1N1

 RN Alert: Protecting RNs and Patients in the H1N1 Pandemic

 A Swine Flu Primer

 Position Statement on Methacillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Swine Flu News:

Doctors query ability of Tamiflu to stop severe illness
Review published in British Medical Journal accuses flu drug manufacturer Roche of withholding evidence from trials

Guardian UK 12/08/09

Study confirms low mortality for swine flu
Reuters 12/07/09

2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Supply Status
Center for Disease Control 12/03/09

H1N1 Pandemic Starting to Wane in Some Countries: WHO
ABC News 12/3/09

Drug-resistant swine flu reported in Va. and Md.
Washington Post 12/3/09

S.J. County declares swine flu emergency
Stockton Record 11/11/09

Shortage of flu vaccines leaves healthcare workers vulnerable
Los Angeles Times 11/03/09

Calif. To Release Cache Of Emergency Flu Masks
CBS News 10/22/09

Nurses to Sue Over H1N1 Shots
Common Dreams 10/13/09

Mother: Swine flu victim asked to leave ER
Associated Press 10/08/09

H1N1 vaccine arrives in California
ABC News 10/06/09

RNRN Call to Action H1N1 (Swine Influenza) Pandemic
RN Response Network 09/04/09

Nurses' Survey of Hospitals Shows Critical Gaps in Swine Flu Preparedness and Growing RN Infections
Press Release 08/05/09
 

100+ Nurses to Rally in SF Wed. to Demand Stronger Swine Flu Safety Protections: California Hospitals Remain Unprepared Despite First Nurse Death
Press Release 08/03/09

CA Nurses Say CDC Swine Flu Prevention Guidelines Must Be Followed
Public News Service 08/03/09

Swine flu fatal to local cancer nurse 
Sacramento Bee 07/31/09

VALLEJO: SUTTER SOLANO NURSES CLAIM THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MASKS TO PROTECT THEM FROM SWINE FLU
KGO-TV 07/15/09

W.H.O. Raises Alert Level as Flu Spreads to 74 Countries
New York Times 06/11/09

Read our Huffington Post BlOG
CNA/NNOC 04/30/2009

Nurses Call for Broader Action to Combat Swine Flu
Press Release
 04/29/09

Read and comment on our Daily Kos BlOG
CNA/NNOC 04/29/09

 


Additional Information:

Britain's National Health Service Brochure on Swine Flu
Mailed to every home in the U.K. With its nationally coordinated, publicly funded healthcare system, the UK is better prepared than the U.S. to respond to pandemics.

Swine Flu Info & Updates from Massachusetts Nurses Association

Federal pandemic preparation funds cut from budget as "waste"


Please check back soon for additional updates.

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