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One Dose Of H1N1 Vaccine May Be Enough

Four and a half months after the new H1N1 swine flu virus was first found infecting people in California and Mexico, researchers are reporting that they've got a vaccine that works better than anyone expected. Researchers say one shot appears...

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Employers Urged To Help Stop Spread Of Swine Flu

The federal government wants the nation's employers to help in the fight against the H1N1 swine flu. It's developed a set of guidelines for businesses to follow. The major goal is to keep sick workers at home, not at work spreading the flu.»...

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Officials Find Swine Flu Hits Minorities Harder

Public health officials are discovering that blacks and Latinos have a higher risk of both getting the flu and being hospitalized for it. It is apparently not because of race or ethnicity, per se; it's because of the social circumstances of...

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Thousands Volunteer For Swine Flu Vaccine Test

The federal government has started testing vaccines against the swine flu. About 2,800 volunteers at eight sites across the country will be rolling up their sleeves in the next week to receive experimental flu shots. U.S. Health officials are...

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CDC Acts To Counter Swine Flu’s Unknown Magnitude

The federal government has taken a big step toward getting millions of Americans vaccinated against pandemic flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided who should be first in line for the vaccine this fall. But experts are...

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Swine Flu Vaccine Poses Challenges To FDA

As manufacturers start to roll out vaccines against the new H1N1 swine flu, the Food and Drug Administration will only have weeks to decide whether they're safe. It's a high-pressure situation, complicated by the memory of a flu-vaccine scare...

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Officials Scramble To Prep Swine Flu Vaccine By Fall

For the first time ever, U.S. health officials will vaccinate Americans against two flu strains in one season. They're aiming to have an H1N1 vaccine ready by the fall, but slow growth of the vaccine strain means there likely won't be enough...

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WHO Declares Swine Flu A Pandemic

The H1N1 virus has spread to a number of countries and is not stoppable, says World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan. But the agency cautions against overreaction; so far the strain remains mild.» E-Mail This ...

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Australia Is Tipping Point In Swine Flu Outbreak

The spread of swine flu in Australia has convinced the World Health Organization that the world has a flu pandemic — the first in four decades. But the WHO is still nervous about officially declaring a pandemic.» E-Mail This ...

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Countries Clamor For New ‘Pandemic’ Definition

With its rapid spread through North America and Japan, many experts say swine flu has reached pandemic proportions. So why is the World Health Organization stalling on its declaration?» E-Mail This » Add to...

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