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1. alan on May 16th, 2010 at 1:48 pm

   H1N1 vaccination is safe, says doctor

   KUALA LUMPUR: People at risk of contracting Influenza A(H1N1) need not worry about vaccination side effects, said Malaysian Society of Infectious Disease and Chemotherapy member Dr Christopher Lee.

   He said side effects like a mild fever or pain at the part of the body innoculated occurred occasionaly and only in a few patients.

   “At the most, these side effects will only last a day,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Annual Influenza Vaccination With New Southern Hemisphere Formulation briefing session here Tuesday.

   He was asked to comment on a statement Monday by Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin that response to free anti-H1N1 vaccinations at government hospitals was not good because the public was worried about side effects.

   Dr Lee advised those at high risk of the killer disease, especially those suffering from asthma, diabetes, kidney, heart and lung problems, obese people and pregnant mothers to get innoculated without delay at the 104 vaccination centres provided by the Health Ministry.

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2. alan on May 17th, 2010 at 7:27 am

   59 more H1N1 cases reported

   PUTRAJAYA: Fifty-nine cases of Influenza A(H1N1) were reported over 24 hours up to Saturday evening, bringing the number of cases so far to 14,385, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican.

   He said 595 influenza-like illness (ILI) cases were under treatment in hospitals, and 77 of them had been confirmed as H1N1 cases.

   Twelve of the H1N1 cases were under intensive care, of whom nine were categorised as having risk factors, he added.

   “People who want more information on H1N1, such as the facilities provided by the government especially vaccine, can surf the websites moh.gov.my or h1n1.moh.gov.my or contact the ministry’s hotline at 03-8881 0200/0300,” he said in a statement.

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3. alan on May 18th, 2010 at 7:57 am

   A day of prayers as teacher dies of H1N1

   MALACCA: Students and school authorities of SM Cheng, who were busy preparing for Teachers Day, will now hold special prayers instead after one of their teachers died of Influenza A(H1N1).

   Special class teacher Siti Khadijah Mat, 50, died at the Malacca Hospital at 5.15am yesterday after contracting the virus about three weeks ago.

   Her colleague, G. Kumaran, 44, said all activities to mark the celebration at their school had been cancelled as a sign of respect.

   “She was a dedicated and easy-going teacher, who was well liked by students. She will be missed,” he said, adding that prayers were held at the school instead of the usual annual festivities.

   Her husband, Zulkifli Johar, also a teacher, said she had initially been admitted to a private hospital in Ayer Keroh after coming down with flu-like symptoms late last month.

   Zulkifli, 50, said the family had thought that Siti Khadijah might have contracted dengue fever until a blood test ruled it out.

   “A subsequent test carried out at the Institute of Medical Research showed that she was infected with the H1N1 virus,” he said, adding that his wife was transferred to the Malacca Hospital last Wednesday for treatment, where she was put on life support.

   “But her condition worsened, causing her to have breathing difficulties.

   “I never expected her to pass away when teachers all over the country are celebrating Teachers Day. However, I accept what has happened as fate,” said the sports coordinator at College Yayasan Saad after claiming his wife’s body from the hospital.

   Siti Khadijah’s body was laid to rest at the Muslim cemetery near the Durian Tunggal Mosque shortly after noon.

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4. alan on June 5th, 2010 at 9:28 pm

   Govt mulls getting more A (H1N1) vaccine

   KOTA KINABALU: The Government is reviewing whether there is a need to increase supplies of the Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine.

   About 43,000 doses were available now, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said.

   “So far, 323,703 people, including health and frontline staff, have been vaccinated,” she told reporters after attending the Kaamatan celebrations at SMK Limbanak in Penampang near here.

   She said the illness was still prevalent in the country, adding that people in the high risk group should get the vaccination which was available in government hospitals and clinics nationwide.

   Those not in the high-risk group could obtain the injections at private clinics and hospitals for between RM50 and RM80, she added.

   She said 532 people were being treated currently for H1N1 throughout the country.

   The ministry, she said, would focus on maintaining high levels of hygiene for athletes participating in the 13th Malaysia Games in Malacca from June 10 to 19.

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5. alan on June 8th, 2010 at 7:27 am

   No new ILI clusters reported

   PUTRAJAYA: No new influenza-like illness clusters were reported in the past 24 hours since Sunday morning, says health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.

   However, he said 49 ILI clusters were still active in the country.

   “Thirteen new cases confirmed positive for Influenza A (H1N1) brought ILI cumulative overall cases to 14,965 thus far,” he said in a statement.

   He said the number of ILI patients still warded at hospitals nationwide stood at 508. Of the figure, 10% were confirmed positive for A (H1N1).

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6. alan on July 29th, 2010 at 7:31 pm

   Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine

   KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry administered 371,185 doses of Influenza A(H1N1) vaccine to 194,743 frontline personnel and 176,442 people in the high-risk group up to July 28 this year, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday.

   Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the shots were administered free to the people in the target groups.

   “As of that date, there were only about 6,800 doses left, and these will be administered soon,” she said when replying to a question from Senator Doris Brodie.

   She also said that hospitals or clinics would conduct two types of test to determine whether a patient undergoing treatment was actually suffering from Influenza A(H1N1) before administering the vaccine.

   Rosnah said the ministry had procured 400,000 doses of the vaccine, of which 200,000 were for frontline personnel and another 200,000 for people in the high-risk group on a first-come, first-serve basis.

   She also said that the public could also obtain the seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine 2010 containing the H1N1 pandemic strain at hospitals and clinics.

   fr:thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/29/nation/20100729133909&sec=nation

7. alan on August 19th, 2010 at 5:43 pm

   New H1N1 cases up by 25 per cent

   KUALA LUMPUR: The number of confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) patients for the week between Aug 8 and 14 increased by 25% to 64 cases, from 51 cases in the previous week.

   Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said with the new cases, the accumulated number of H1N1 positive cases was now 15,584 with the number of fatalities still at 92 people.

   He said seven new influenza-like illness (ILI) cluster cases were also reported during the week in five states, from 13 cluster cases the previous week.

   Apart from that, the number of new patients with ILI who were admitted to hospitals for treatment during the period dropped by 8.9 per cent to 513 people from 563 patients the previous week, he said in a statement Thursday.

   Dr Mohd Ismail said 360 people with ILI were still being treated in 60 hospitals, including nine private hospitals, nationwide.

   “Of the total, only 34 patients or 9.4% are H1n1 cases confirmed through laboratory tests. Three of cases are in the Intensive Care Unit and all of them have risk factor, ” he added.

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