As of 25 October 2009, worldwide there have been more than 440,000 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and over 5700 deaths reported to WHO.

CDCemergency: RT @CDCFlu Watch the CDC Director’s live press brief on 2009 #H1N1 flu and vaccine distribution. Today (10/30) @ 1:30 p.m. EDT on flu.gov.

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which advises WHO on policies and strategies for vaccines and immunization, devoted a session of its 27–29 October meeting to pandemic influenza vaccines. The experts reviewed the current epidemiological situation of the pandemic worldwide and considered issues and options from a public health perspective.

CDCemergency: RT @CDCFlu Watch CDC press brief on 2009 #H1N1 flu vaccine distribution and antivirals. Today (10/29) @ 2:00PM EDT on flu.gov/live.