Obama Urges Common Sense In Fighting Swine Flu

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Published Sept. 1, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Until the first several million doses of swine flu vaccine are available in at least a month, President Obama is urging Americans to take precautions that might help slow the spread of H1N1 ... Wash your hands frequently. Sneeze and cough into your shirtsleeves. Stay home if you or your kids get infected by H1N1 ... “Every American has a role to play in responding to this virus. We need state and local governments on the front lines to make antiviral medications and vaccines available, and be

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'SWINE' CLAIMS 3RD AMERICAN

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Published May 10, 2009 at 2:51 a.m.

SEATTLE -- Washington state health officials said yesterday a man in his 30s is the first person in the state to die from what appears to be complications of swine flu ... The state Department of Health said in a news release that a Snohomish County ...

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No-Show Hil

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Published May 4, 2009 at 6:34 p.m.

Secretary of State Clinton called in sick Monday, but it wasn’t H1N1 or swine flu or whatever the government is calling it lately ... Clinton “suffers from mild allergies” that were acting up, so she was resting up in New York and will be back at Foggy Bottom Tuesday, said State Department spokesman Robert Wood. “She’s just recovering from the allergies,” Wood said ... - Richard Sisk ...

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Local Health Agencies, Hurt by Cuts, Brace for Flu Risk

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Published April 29, 2009 at 1:51 p.m.
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The recession has drained resources from the state and local health departments that now are the front line against a possible swine flu pandemic ...

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Flu Scare is Science Scare

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Published April 27, 2009 at 10:48 a.m.

President Obama declared swine flu is “not a cause for alarm” this morning even as he held up the disease scare as a reason to get better at science ... “If there was ever a day that reminded us of our shared stake in science and research, it’s today,” Obama told the National Academy of Sciences ... “We are closely monitoring the emerging cases of swine flu in the United States,” Obama said, a day after the White House held a press conference to detail the massive federal response

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