During December 2009 and January 2010, the ISG conducted a survey amongst healthcare workers, seeking feedback on their response and attitudes to the pandemic flu vaccination.

Updated: 23 August 2010 (11.00am AEDT time)

Reports from laboratories suggests that influenza activity is increasing. Of the 1,963 confirmed cases of influenza diagnosed during 2010 up to 6 August, 503 have been sub-typed as pandemic (H1N1) 2009¹. 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) addresses Council of Europe.

A public parliamentary hearing concerning H1N1 pandemic was held on the fringe of the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg.

The Australian Government has moved to nearly double its seasonal flu protection by extending its free vaccine program for vulnerable groups from next year.

The Flu Tracking Project is an online health surveillance system to detect epidemics of influenza.

Flu Tracking is a Department of Health and Ageing funded project and is part of the National Surveillance Platform for Influenza. A summary of Flu Tracking data is included in the National Weekly Flu Report.

Established by the Hunter New England Area Health Service and the NSW Government, the project seeks people who live in Australia and have easy access to email and the internet on a weekly basis. Participants spend about 10-15 seconds per week to respond to an email about symptoms they, or other household members, may have had in the previous week.

Participation is voluntary and the information remains confidential.

If you wish to participate, please use the the Flu Tracking Project link.

Download flyer here Flutracking Program Flyer 2v0.pdf