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Swine Flu Hits Pandemic Level It's official: The world is facing its first flu pandemic in 41 years. The forthcoming declaration by the World Health Organization is a confirmation that a new flu virus has emerged and is quickly circling the globe. And while the current strain remains mild, experts say there's no telling what the virus may mutate into over the next year.
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Swine Flu Hits Pandemic Level

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 to be strong enough to offer protection within 10 days of the shot.

One Dose Of H1N1 Vaccine May Be Enough

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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 many African-Americans and Hispanics.

Officials Find Swine Flu Hits Minorities Harder

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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 preparing for a possible fall outbreak.

Thousands Volunteer For Swine Flu Vaccine Test

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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 worried that people may not come forward to get the new vaccine.

CDC Acts To Counter Swine Flu's Unknown Magnitude

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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 in 1976, and by a new ingredient that some manufacturers are experimenting with.

Swine Flu Vaccine Poses Challenges To FDA

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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 for everyone until December.

Officials Scramble To Prep Swine Flu Vaccine By Fall

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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.

WHO Declares Swine Flu A Pandemic

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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.

Australia Is Tipping Point In Swine Flu Outbreak

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Swine Flu: How Worried Should We Be?

The new virus has caused anxiety around the world, though sufferers say it feels just like regular flu. Scientists are now asking what we've learned from this outbreak that will help if the virus comes back with a vengeance next year.

Swine Flu: How Worried Should We Be?

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Swine Flu Bumps Up Price Of Chinese Spice

Spice prices in a dusty covered market in Shanghai may seem an unlikely barometer of the level of public panic about new pandemic flus. But many people in China believe that star anise, used in the production of the drug Tamiflu, is a silver bullet against swine flu.

Swine Flu Bumps Up Price Of Chinese Spice

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Swine Flu Takes Toll On Mexico Tourism Industry

The swine flu panic has faded, but the damage could be lasting to Mexico's tourism industry. Millions of dollars of have been lost from the country's third largest source of revenue. The Caribbean resort of Cancun has been particularly hard hit, with 22 hotels closed and about 10,000 workers furloughed.

Swine Flu Takes Toll On Mexico Tourism Industry

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How Have We Handled Swine Flu?

The danger from swine flu may not be over, but many complain that the threat was overblown. Students have returned to their desks, and the World Health Organization sees no signs of the virus going from person to person outside of North America. Neal Conan talks with medical experts about how the outbreak has been handled.

How Have We Handled Swine Flu?

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Flu Heads South For The Winter

Since ancient times, the flu has been one of the most predictable seasonal diseases. It strikes regularly from November to March in the Northern Hemisphere, and from May to September in the South. Scientists are still struggling to find out why flu is seasonal and why it spreads faster in colder weather.

Flu Heads South For The Winter

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Why So Many Swine Flu Deaths In Mexico?

Health officials in Mexico City are allowing businesses to open today. They've been closed for days to help stem the swine-flu outbreak there. Forty-two people have died in Mexico as a result of the virus. Disease trackers are still trying to figure out why the new H1N1 virus took such a heavy toll in Mexico but hasn't in other countries.

Why So Many Swine Flu Deaths In Mexico?

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Inside The New Flu Virus

Scientists tracking swine flu have discovered that the new virus emerged last fall and had been circulating undetected in Mexico until last month. Genetic analysis of the virus is proceeding at a furious pace. The aim is to find clues on what to expect if the virus re-emerges.

Inside The New Flu Virus

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Deaths In Early Virus Outbreaks Can Be Misleading

With the first outbreaks, swine flu seemed potentially disastrous. But now there are indications that it is no worse than regular flu. Overestimating the severity of a new virus is common, disease experts say, because testing tends to focus on the sickest people, while ignoring those with mild cases.

Deaths In Early Virus Outbreaks Can Be Misleading

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Schools Open, But Sick Children Should Stay Home

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rolling back its guidance to schools. The agency now says schools do not need to close, if there are small numbers of students sick with swine flu.

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Flu Disrupts Calexico's Cinco De Mayo Celebrations

Cinco de Mayo is usually cause for a big party in Calexico, Calif., which is two blocks from the Mexican border. But Tuesday's celebrations were overshadowed by worry over the swine flu virus and the region's poor economy.

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