As a particularly nasty strain of flu works its way around the world, some health officials say employers should pay for the cost of vaccinations.

UPDATED: All passengers have been allowed to leave their quarantined flight and those unaffected are clearing customs. 

Wondering why people around you are starting to get heavy heads and sniffles? The all-inveigling Google is way ahead.

Its new Flu Trends site lets US citizens track outbreaks of the virus around the country, or by state, and will deliver warnings two weeks earlier than the government's official flu surveillence system, the company claims.

The search giant (seemingly committed to releasing a new product every hour this week) noticed relevant search terms increased during flu outbreaks.