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...unanswered question about this winter's flu epidemic was whether the vaccine that Americans were clamoring to get would protect against the predominant Fujian strain. We may have the answer. A preliminary CDC study of 1,818 Colorado hospital workers suggests the vaccine had "no or very low effectiveness"--from 3% to 14%--against the Fujian...
...word China attached to it, hoping to cash in by flipping their shares within hours or days of buying them. The bet is not a bad one: shares of China Life Insurance, the country's largest insurer, are up 64% since their Dec. 18 debut. Gold-mining company Fujian Zijin Mining Industry saw its stock price surge 73% in its first day of trading on Dec. 23. "The market is getting hot on IPOs," says Yang Liu, managing director of Atlantis Investment Management in Hong Kong. But she quickly adds a cautionary note: "We have to be extremely selective...
Alarmed Colorado parents rushed to get their kids vaccinated last week--which is a good idea. This year's vaccine was not designed to neutralize a virulent version of the Type A virus--the Fujian strain--that has surfaced in the West. But Dr. Niranjan Bhat, a flu expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says it will still provide some protection from the substrain and is still recommended for those over 50. And it's not too late to get a shot...
...Cough Near Me Chills? Fever? Sore throat? You could be about to join millions around the world who've fallen victim to the latest variants of the influenza bug. Just hope your virus isn't the vicious "Fujian flu," which originated in China at the start of the year and caused major outbreaks between June and August in New Zealand and Australia, where at one point around 30% of school-age children were affected. It arrived in Ireland in early September and soon spread to Britain, where it has killed six children. Simultaneously it appeared in Spain, Portugal and Norway...
...through the Yangtze Gorges. Yet the country has a great deal more to offer - to history buffs, adventure seekers and beach bums alike. For an alternative take on the Middle Kingdom, try these three little-known but easily accessible destinations: XIAMEN Once known as Amoy, this coastal city in Fujian province is one of the few places in China to preserve the legacy of colonialism. It was one of China's first treaty ports - the centers for international trade set up by Europeans in the aftermath of the Opium War in 1842. Xiamen's sleepy Gulangyu Island is an enclave...