3 June : India on Thursday unveiled its first indigenous vaccine against the dreaded swine flu which claimed over 18,000 lives globally and more than 1,000 in the country.
The country was earlier importing the vaccine from French company, Sanofi Pasteurs, for only health workers and other high-risk people.

The vaccine, produced by Zydus Cadilla, was launched on Thursday by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took one of the first shots.
The mandate for developing the vaccine had been given to four companies – Serum Institute (Pune), Cadila Healthcare (Ahmedabad), Bharat …

5 Nov : With swine flu claiming over 470 lives in the country till October-end, the Centre has said the much-awaited Influenza A-H1N1 vaccine to combat the viral disease would be ready by March-April next year.

“Private pharmaceutical companies are in the advanced stage of developing the vaccine and it will be ready by March or April next year,” Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
He was addressing the 30th convocation of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research which was attended among others by Prime …

2 Oct : In an attempt to fight the menace of Swine Flu, an anti-swine flu drug Tamil flu is being launched by the Govt of India in the licenced shops across the country.
The launch of the drug came at a time when the deadly virus has claimed 257 lives and affected 8,153 people in the country.

The drug is sold under the trade name Tamiflu and is taken orally in capsules or a drink.The ministry of health and family welfare issued a notification on Tuesday allowing “restricted sale” of tamiflu …

Jorawer Singh, Chandigarh, September 10, 2009: Chandigarh continues to be a hot destination with the foreign tourists despite many deterrents worldwide, including terror strikes & swine flu. With over 20,000 foreign and 5.5 lac domestic tourists already visiting Chandigarh this calendar year, city is all set for about 40% increase in the influx in 2009 vis a vis the previous year.
Local Discos and restro-bars doing their bit are according warm reception, organizing regular “Wednesday Night” parties for the foreigners. Last evening, it was house full at a popular Sector 8 …

23 Aug : The World Health Organisation is urging the planet to brace for a second wave of the swine flu pandemic as the heavily populated northern hemisphere edges towards the cooler season when flu thrives.
“The WHO is still mobilised and worried,” spokesman Gregory Hartl said as the global health watchdog kept an anxious eye on some “mysterious” patterns of illness associated with the new A (H1N1) virus that appeared in April.
Influenza traditionally surges to its peak during the northern autumn and winter.
WHO Director General Margaret Chan warned on Friday …