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  • A dog is seen with a protective mask against the H1N1 flu on a street in Enshi
    A dog is seen with a protective mask against the H1N1 flu on a street ...
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  • A woman and a child wear masks as they wait for a H1N1 flu check-up at a temporary H1N1 flu treatment centre at a hospital in Seoul
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  • A nurse fills a syringe with the H1N1 vaccine
    A nurse fills a syringe with the H1N1 vaccine
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  • A nurse is given the swine flu vaccine during a vaccination session for front line medical staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester
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  • Ukraine's PM Tymoshenko delivers a speech on the H1N1 flu outbreak from a tribune in the Parliament in Kiev
    Ukraine's PM Tymoshenko delivers a speech on the H1N1 flu outbreak ...
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  • Palestinian man gets vaccinated against the H1N1 flu before leaving the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip
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  • Hungary's PM Bajnai gets vaccinated against H1N1 flu in Budapest
    Hungary's PM Bajnai gets vaccinated against H1N1 flu in Budapest
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  • A paramedic is given the swine flu vaccine during a vaccination session for front line medical staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester
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You may think that the swine flu is a young person's disease, but there's new concern for people older then 50. Although not that many adults in over 50 are admitted to hospitals with the flu, a study recently showed that once in the hospital, their chances of dying are actually much higher than younger patients.

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    The Northern Kentucky Health Department says there's been another death associated with swine flu. The health department said in a statement on Monday that a Boone County man in his 20s with no underlying health conditions has died from the virus.
  • News Source: Novinite | 15 days ago
    Bulgarian authorities have reported the seventh swine flu death in the country. The health ministry says a 15-year-old swine flue patient, a boy from the town of Kavarna, died in hospital in the coastal town of Varna. This is the seventh reported...
  • News Source: Novinite | 15 days ago
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    The Alabama Department of Public Health expects to receive 180,000 doses of vaccine for swine flu this week, allowing the state to expand eligibility for who can get vaccinated. Public health officials say all people 6 months through 24 years old now...
  • News Source: Taiwan News | 15 days ago
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