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U.S. Purchases 195 Million Doses of H1N1 Vaccine

July 23, 2009

Did you know that this week 100,000 people in the UK contracted the H1N1 flu virus (the Swine Flu)? Well, it’s true. These are confirmed cases of the swine flu. Last week, there were 55,000 cases. The craziest thing is that the flu season doesn’t typically begin in England until December or January. What’s going [...]

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WHO Says New H1N1 Flu Virus Is ‘Unstoppable’

July 14, 2009

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been 94,512 cases of H1N1 flu virus worldwide, and 429 of those cases have resulted in death. Many people thought the swine flu had just gone away after everyone pretty much laughed at the way our US health officials ‘overreacted’ to the threat of this new [...]

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WHO Announces 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic – First Phase 6 Influenza Pandemic Since 1968

June 11, 2009

Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the first global flu pandemic of the 21st century (Reuters). This means that the current flu outbreak has reached Phase 6 on the Pandemic Scale. The WHO’s 2009 influenza pandemic announcement was made by Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), citing the rise of [...]

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CDC Worries H1N1 Swine Flu Will Become A Summer Influenza

May 18, 2009

According to this article (here):
CDC officials say around 100,000 people are likely infected with the new flu strain in the United States
Wow. That’s shocking. The H1N1 flu virus, also known as the Swine Flu or Pig Flu, has long been forgotten about by most Americans. In fact, I have heard a number of TV anchors [...]

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