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Bloomberg — Swine flu vaccines under development by drugmakers may not provide immunity until the last week of November, too late to hold off outbreaks triggered by infected students returning to schools in the U.S. and Europe.

Just 45 million of 195 million doses ordered for the U.S. will be delivered by mid-October, said health officials who lowered their estimates yesterday. The vaccine will probably require two shots given three weeks apart, and the body won’t produce antibodies for two additional weeks, according to an Aug. 7 report by the Department of Health and Human Services.

H1N1 has reached more than 170 countries and territories in the four months since being identified, the Geneva-based World Health Organization said.

Protection Priorities

Authorities want to ensure adequate supplies to protect health-care workers, pregnant women, people at risk of developing severe complications from flu and children, whose close contact in tightly packed schoolrooms and in other social settings makes them the biggest spreaders of the virus.

Part of the U.S. plan to vaccinate children is to encourage state and local health departments to set up school-based vaccine clinics. In the U.K., most shots will be given by family doctors and nurses who provide routine health care including seasonal flu shots, according to the Department of Health.

Schools that arrange in-house immunizations will face logistical hurdles, said Mel Riddile, the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ associate director for high school services in the U.S. Riddile, a former principal at a Fairfax County, Virginia, high school, said it typically took a month just for all 2,500 students to turn in their emergency medical information forms at the beginning of the school year.

Along with hand washing, washable keyboards are a great way to help stay protected against viruses, such as the flu. Since keyboards are the other thing you touch all day, being able to wash and disinfect them helps decrease harmful germ contamination. Get a washable keyboard at WETKEYS.com. 

Swine Flu Shots May Be Too Little, Too Late to Halt Outbreaks

The summertime outbreak provides an education for school districts and universities, whose administrators are bracing for illness. Hundreds of children have been sent home from summer camps across Southern California in recent weeks with flu-like symptoms, and camp counselors and directors are taking precautions to prevent the spread of the H1N1, or swine flu, virus in cabins and mess halls.

But officials say the sight of children arriving at sleep-away camps armed with the anti-viral medication Tamiflu is probably just a harbinger of what awaits schools in coming weeks as students move into dormitories, and elementary and secondary students begin classes. Health officials predict a resurgence of the flu in the fall, and a vaccine effective against H1N1 is not expected to be available until long after the start of school.

School closures would occur only by order of the superintendent or the county health department and only if so many children were sick that it was impractical to keep classes running, said Dr. Kimberly Uyeda, director of student medical services at the Los Angeles Unified School District. “If we prepare for the worst, then we’re going to get a better outcome,” said Grace Crickette, chief risk officer for the University of California. Educators plan to work in the coming weeks to prevent the spread of the virus in classrooms and dorms, but they said it ultimately comes down to education and personal responsibility.

“Wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands,” said Crickette.

Keep your hands clean when you return to your keyboard - get a washable keyboard. These keyboards have proven to reduce the spread of germs and infectious diseases. Washable keyboards can be fully submerged in soap and water or cleaning solution. WETKEYS.com has a great selection of cleanable keyboards and mice.

Swine flu goes to camp. Will it go to school next?

Bloomberg — Swine flu sufferers pass the bug to about two other people, fostering its spread, according to the first published study of the pandemic strain’s infectiousness in the Southern Hemisphere.

Researchers in New Zealand and the Netherlands used mathematical modeling to estimate the transmission potential of the new H1N1 strain, also known as swine flu.  The reproduction number in New Zealand is 1.96, meaning that up to 79 percent of people could potentially catch the germ during the epidemic, said Michael Baker, one of the study’s authors.

The pandemic bug appears to be as contagious as seasonal influenza, and is spreading faster among people aged 10 to 45 years, according to the World Health Organization. The severity of the disease ranges from mild symptoms such as sore throat and muscle ache to severe illnesses including pneumonia that can result in death, WHO said.

Further studies are needed to produce more robust reproduction estimates for New Zealand, the authors said. Effective public health interventions, including improved hygiene-related behavior, could stem the spread of the disease, said co-author Nick Wilson.

Mortality rates in developed countries from the current pandemic could be as low as one death out of 10,000 cases, Baker and Wilson said in a separate study earlier this month.

Improving hygiene-related behavior includes sanitizing your keyboard along with hand washing. Infectious diseases can be spread through a dirty keyboard. Keep your keyboard consistently clean - get a washable keyboard. It can be disinfected and fully submerged in cleaning solution. 

Swine Flu Sufferers Pass Bug to at Least Two Others, Study Says

U.S. health agencies and officials meet today to discuss H1N1 “swine” flu preparation and prevention methods for the fall flu season. “Prevention is everyone’s business. Parents, children, teachers, school leaders, communities, government and businesses, we need do our part individually and collectively prevent the spread of the flu virus,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. A washable keyboard and mouse help control the spread of germs. They are easily disinfected and can be fully submerged in cleaning solution. 

WASHINGTON-The White House today announced that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan will host an all-day H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit with states to further prepare this nation for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of H1N1 flu.  The Summit will be held on July 9, 2009 at the Natcher Conference Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

The White House Announces H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit

Millions of people share computer keyboards everyday. Despite its efficiency, this is an easy way to transmit disease. You only have to watch CNN or Bloomberg News to see how quickly disease can spread in this manner.

My using a washable full size keyboard that is both low priced and high quality and I have reduced my chances of contracting a disease from people around me from a dirty keyboard. My washable keyboard is and easy to clean keyboard (i.e., a sanitary keyboard) that is a flexible keyboard and a durable keyboard. Minimize your chances of getting sick and treat yourself and your loved ones to this inovative gift!

A study by Wilson, Ostro, Magnussen, & Cooper in the American Journal of Infection Control (2008) conducted an interesting study. In vitro studies were performed to demonstrate bacterial transfer between keyboard surfaces and gloves. Bacteria were most easily removed from a flat silicone-coated surface.

The usability study found the flat profile of the cleanable keyboard did not interfere with routine use, except for touch-typing. The flat keyboard is easy to clean, and its use is associated with better cleaning compliance. Obviously, a washable full size computer keyboard is ideal for a germ free environment and maintaining a clean keyboard. 

Bloomberg news is reporting the latest number of Swine Flu cases around the world and it doesn’t look good. It sounds like contact with infected people and/or their body fluids are what are causing the spread. SCARY!

I am doing everything I can to prepare for winter. This includes exchanging all my office keyboards out for washable full size keyboards. Shared keyboards could be a major factor in spreading the illness and I am not taking chances. With a washable keyboard that’s easy to keep clean keyboard, chances are better that my family, employees, and customers won’t become ill. 

My name is Fritz and I am a super fantastik hair designer from Germany living in thhe U.S. Women are coming from everywhere to have my hands in their hair! It’s wunderbar! I use mostly hair product from Target and my customers are always surprised I am not using incredibly expensive things. 

I was always having problems getting these sticky products on my computer keyboard and then I heard of this washable full size computer keyboard and I said to myself “Fritz, das musst du jetzt kaufen Schatz.”  And now I have this wonderful washable keyboard that is heavy duty keyboard like I like and also an easily clean keyboard! It is to die for, erlich!!!

The spread of the H1N1 “Swine” Flu spread continues to make headlines. Bloomberg reported that South Korea plans to secure enough of the vaccine for 13 million people, almost 1/3 of the population. South Korea has confirmed over 230 cases of the H1N1Flu and has closed two schools to date to help prevent the continued spread. 

 Washing hands and disinfecting shared appliances are highly recommended in defense of the H1N1 Flu. I got this great, washable keyboard at WETKEYS.com; cleaning washable keyboards has proven to eliminate harmful bacteria. Once I heard about the scares of swine flu, I decided to get one. Washing my keyboard daily makes me feel protected. You should get one too!

South Korea to Amass Swine Flu Vaccine for 13 Million