Joke of the day :)

Phew~ it's so dusty and full of spider web here.
:P

Alright, let's start with the joke of the day~ :)

A friend of mine posted this on his Facebook wall....



I was thinking: Wow~ finally the precious vaccine already released?! That's a good news to everyone on earth man!


Then a friend of him was arguing whether we should wear mask or take vaccine with him...



At this point, I did some research on the vaccine released....
Was wondering "How come such big news never appear in news wan!! Just keep asking us wear mask and wash hand only~"
Apparently I failed to get any news on that...
Instead, I get this from MSNBC....

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BASEL, Switzerland - Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Friday it has successfully produced a first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of expectations.

The vaccine was made in cells, rather than grown in eggs as is usually the case with vaccines, the company said.

The announcement comes a day after the World Health Organization declared swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, a pandemic. The move indicates that a global outbreak is under way. WHO says drugmakers will likely have vaccines approved and ready for sale after September.

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Novartis said it would use the first batch of vaccine for pre-clinical evaluation and testing. It is also being considered for clinical trials, the company said.

The vaccine was produced at a Novartis plant in Marburg, Germany. Novartis said the facility could potentially produce millions of doses of vaccine a week.

A second plant is being built in Holly Springs, N.C., the company said.

Novartis said more than 30 governments have requested vaccine supplies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, which placed a $289 million order in May.

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So....I commented on his wall too....

Let's see what my friend replied on this.....


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Okie.....sorry for not using my "common sense" but just simply believe what I read from the news.....

I think we have our cure now, maybe WHO and health ministry from all over the world should seek his consultation IMMEDIATELY before everything is too late.

God Save Us All.

Key Facts:

What medications are available to treat swine flu infections in humans?
There are four different antiviral drugs that are licensed for use in the US for the treatment of influenza: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. While most swine influenza viruses have been susceptible to all four drugs, the most recent H1N1 influenza viruses isolated from humans are resistant to amantadine and rimantadine.

Is there a vaccine for swine flu?
Vaccines are available to be given to pigs to prevent swine influenza. There is no vaccine to protect humans from swine flu. The seasonal influenza vaccine will likely help provide partial protection against swine H3N2, but not swine H1N1 viruses.

key facts source: CDC