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U.S. Expects 160 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine by October
Date:7/23/2009

. Louis University; Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati; Emory University in Atlanta; Group Health Cooperative, Seattle; and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, officials said.

In Australia, Adelaide-based drug manufacturer Vaxine initiated trials Monday with 300 participants, while Melbourne's CSL has 240 people in its seven-month study. Australia had 14,703 confirmed cases of swine flu as of Wednesday, and at least 41 deaths, according to the AP. The winter flu season is well under way in the Southern Hemisphere.

Both companies said it would be at least six weeks before results of the initial trials are known.

Right now, flu season is peaking in the Southern Hemisphere. As was the case when the H1N1 swine flu virus first surfaced in Mexico and then the United States in mid-April, infections in the Southern Hemisphere continue to be relatively mild, much like the seasonal flu, and recovery is fairly quick.

As vaccine development continues, the H1N1 swine flu virus continues to sweep around the world.

The CDC was reporting last Friday -- the most recent numbers available -- 40,617 confirmed cases of H1N1 infection and 263 deaths in the United States, although officials believe that more than 1 million Americans have been stricken with the swine flu. The reason for the disparity: The virus continues to produce mild symptoms and patients typically recover quickly.

Officials expect to see a new outbreak of H1N1 swine flu in the United States in the fall. It will most likely start earlier than seasonal flu, Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said during a Friday press conference. Seasonal flu typically surfaces in late fall.

Unlike seasonal flu, the H1N1 flu continues to pose more problems for younger people, Schuchat added. "There are higher attack rates and hospitalizations in yo
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