Those planning on investing in a face mask for protection against the H1N1 swine flu, might just find the N95 respirator mask adeptly matching up to their expectations. This was suggested in a novel study that showed that regular non-reusable surgical masks offered no protection to the health care employees from swine flu or other viral infections. On the contrary, N95 masks provided major safeguard against flu infection. Scientist Raina Maclntyre, MD, Ph D, professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at the University of South Wales, who has been involved in the study stated that the surgical masks could be effectual for the average individual who isn’t facing that much exposure to contagions as compared to health care employees, though opting for the N95 mask would always be deemed  [...]

Preliminary tests undertaken are positively hinting that immunity in adults is bolstered subsequent to merely a single inoculation. An enthralling discovery during a time when a major populace of experts believed that duo jabs of the vaccinations that are administered at an interval of three weeks would be necessary. Scientist from the University of Washington, Kathleen M. Neuzil, M.D, MPH, the chairwoman helming the flu vaccine working group of the ACIP or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices –the autonomous board that counsels vaccine guidelines to the CDC suggested that the supply of vaccines could double henceforth, and would commence being operational with double the swiftness than can be anticipated. Neuzil, a pedriatician by profession has mentioned in an editorial  [...]