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A young doctor at a Melbourne hospital has followed a hunch that may unlock the secrets of swine flu and lead to new treatments for those most at risk from the disease.

Pregnant women are being warned to protect themselves against a second wave of swine flu expected in coming months.

Big US banks have been issued swine flu vaccines ahead of priority groups such as pregnant women and healthcare workers, a report reveals.

Health authorities investigate why woman went into anaphylactic shock after receiving swine flu vaccine.

Health minister urges Australians to contact GP for swine flu vaccine.

Swine flu has almost disappeared in Victoria, but experts warn there could be a second wave in coming months.

Doctors want swine flu vaccination plans to be put on ice until safety questions are answered.

Melbourne, one of the hardest-hit by the first flu pandemic in four decades, is exporting swine flu to Asian countries, including Singapore. Singapore today confirmed six more cases of the virus, five of whom were people returning from Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, the Singapore government said in a statement yesterday. bloomberg.com

THE anti-viral drug Tamiflu will be given free and without prescription to close contacts of swine flu sufferers in Victorian suburbs with a high number of H1N1 cases. Thousands of packets of the drug have been distributed to pharmacies in Melbourne after Victorian health authorities asked the Federal Government to release supplies from the national stockpile last week.