International governments spending hundreds of millions of dollars to protect their citizens in the event of a sharp rise in H1N1 Swine Flu. Proper hygiene includes frequent hand washing and using a washable keyboard and mouse that can be easily disinfected to reduce the chance contracting the virus.

 

 

South Korea to Amass Swine Flu Vaccine for 13 MillionJuly 3 (Bloomberg) — South Korea plans to secure enough swine fluvaccine for 13 million people, or 27 percent of the nation’spopulation.The government expects to spend about 193 billion won ($152 million)for the vaccine, which will be provided to medical and militarypersonnel and primary and secondary school students, the healthministry said in an e-mailed statement today.South Korea had 238 confirmed cases of people with swine flu, known asH1N1, as of today, with 196 cured and discharged from hospital. Thirty-three of the patients caught the disease through “close contact”with infected people, according to a separate health ministrystatement today.A second South Korean school will suspend classes to halt the spreadof the disease, Yonhap News reported today, citing the Office ofEducation of southwestern Jeonbuk province. The school will close forone day today. A nearby school became the first in the nation to shutafter a student there was found to be infected, the Korean-languagenews agency said.

Bloomberg reported the vaccine being developed to combat a pandemic of swine flu will require multiple shots to provide immunity from the new virus. Because swine flu is a new virus, most people have no natural immunity. This new infectious disease is not going away,” said Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC’s Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; scientists have used laboratory tests to confirm 27,715 cases of swine flu in the U.S.

Stay healthy – avoid swine flu and other illnesses by washing your keyboard with soap and water – just like washing your hands. Using a WETKEYS keyboard is one way to avoid the H1N1 virus.

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