Birdflu Mailing List: H1N1 vaccine shared through WHO

[William Weir (wweir1]

 Head of UN health agency applauds H1N1 vaccine donations for the developing
world

18 September 2009 – The head of the United Nations health agency today
applauded the announcement of donations of H1N1 flu vaccine made by several
of the world’s richest nations, which will help boost supplies to
populations that would otherwise not have access.

“The announcement demonstrates the commitment of these countries to fairness
in sharing of scarce resources as the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic continues
to evolve,” *Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health
Organization (WHO <http://www.who.int/en/>)*, said in a
statement<http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/pandemic_vaccine_donations_20090918/en/index.html>
.

*The United States reportedly said on Thursday that it is prepared to make
10 per cent of its H1N1 vaccine supply available to developing countries
through WHO.*

The announcement by the US, in concert with Australia, Brazil, France,
Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, could not
have come at a better time, noted Dr. Chan.

“Current supplies of pandemic vaccine are inadequate for a world population
in which virtually everyone is susceptible to infection by a new and readily
contagious virus.

“Given that current demand outstrips supply, these donations, together with
the doses pledged by manufacturers, will help increase supplies of pandemic
vaccines to populations that would otherwise not have access,” said Dr.
Chan.

She added that WHO continues to support developing countries to ensure
donated vaccines are distributed where they are most needed.

*As of 11 September, there have been more than 277,600 laboratory confirmed
cases of H1N1 worldwide, with at least 3,200 deaths attributed to the
pandemic. *

Here is one of the many distortions of the above report offered on the
internet:



*Spread H1N1 for a better
world?<http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=551411&articleId=267997&func=5&channel=Member+Guided+News>
*

The UN says that the swine flu, if allowed to spread, would kill millions in
overpopulated third world countries.   Allowing the swine flu to  spread,
according to the UN, will control the population, reduce global warming and
restore an environment suffering from human abuse.