The injectible vaccine Agrippal - marketed by Chiron Panacea Vaccines (CPV) - which offers dual protection against the H1N1 and seasonal flu virus, was formally launched in the city on Wednesday. The vaccine is meant for infants above six months and adults of all age group.

Can one get the swine flu infection twice? Yes, says the National Institute of Virology (NIV). The reason being, 15 to 20 per cent of the people who have encountered the infection do not develop antibodies needed to protect them.

'Swab samples of 54 people tested positive for swine flu virus today. This includes samples of 12 children,' Dr Debashish Bhattacharya, Delhi government's nodal officer for H1N1 cases, said.

Sangita Pawar from Ashti village succumbed to Swine Flu this morning after being admitted to a government hospital.

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In past 24 hours, civic and private hospitals in the city have seen 431cases of fever, 62 cases of gastroenteritis, three cases of leptospirosis, nine of dengue and 159 cases of malaria.

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Meanwhile, 37 swab samples, including 10 of children, tested positive for H1N1 virus, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 873.

Maharashtra reported 50 deaths, followed by 14 from Orissa and six each from Gujarat and Delhi. Five deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh while four were reported from Andhra Pradesh.

The city's dubious distinction of being the swine flu casualties capital due to the high number of deaths is not entirely true, say experts.

Pandemrix made by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is being tested by the European Medicines Agency after a number of cases of narcolepsy were reported.

...But statistics about H1N1, dengue, chikungunya cases in the state tell a different story; there have been 95 swine flu deaths in the state so far this year.

The H1N1 virus has claimed more men than women, an analysis of the gender pattern of H1N1 casualties in Pune district has revealed. The official data says that a total of 192 men died due to swine flu as against 181 women since August 2009 till date.

Medical experts in the city are particularly worried about the Influenza A H1N1 situation spiralling out of hand during the ten-day Ganesh festival when lakhs visit the city. The festival begins on September 11.

Swine flu today claimed one life in Punjab taking the death toll from the disease in the state to four this month, even as 17 fresh cases of H1N1 infection were reported in Rajasthan.

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If one is suffering from cold, cough, fever, diarrhoea or sore throat basically any upper respiratory illness or even an attack of asthma he/she should not take the H1N1 vaccine, said Sharad Agarkhedkar, president of the city chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA), here on Thursday.

The H1N1 influenza claimed two more lives, taking the toll in the city to 370. According to state health officials, Bhupandra Thakur (35) of Bhairobanala died due to swine flu on August 24.

After the intra-nasal NasoVac and injectable VaxiFlu, three more vaccines that promise protection against the pandemic H1N1 along with Influenza A and B strains have reached the city market.

The H1N1 influenza claimed three more lives, taking the death toll in the city to 368 since August 2009. Of the three dead, one is from Ahmednagar district.