The Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) for 24 July 2009, vol. 84, 30 (pp 301–308) includes: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization – report of the extraordinary meeting on the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic, 7 July 2009; Human infection with pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus: clinical observations in hospitalized patients, Americas, July 2009 – update