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Health secretary tries easing flu vaccine fears

Source: Reuters
Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • Skipper receives the H1N1 flu vaccine in Chicago
    Skipper receives the H1N1 flu vaccine in Chicago
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  • Two-year-old William Skipper waits to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
    Two-year-old William Skipper waits to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine at ...
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  • U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on preparing for the pandemic flu, on Capitol Hill
    U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius ...
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  • U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on preparing for the pandemic flu, on Capitol Hill in Washington
    U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius ...
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  • A scientist uses a microscope to check cultures for signs of the H1N1 swine flu virus and other respiratory diseases at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A scientist uses a microscope to check cultures for signs of the H1N1 ...
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  • A computer screen displays the genetic sequence of the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A computer screen displays the genetic sequence of the H1N1 swine flu ...
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  • Blythe uses a picture of a sneeze to illustrate how the H1N1 swine flu virus is spread, during a meeting for workers at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    Blythe uses a picture of a sneeze to illustrate how the H1N1 swine flu ...
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  • Keisha Skipper watches her son, two-year-old William, react after receiving the H1N1 flu vaccine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
    Keisha Skipper watches her son, two-year-old William, react after ...
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  • People practice coughing into their sleeves as a way to try to control the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus, during a meeting for workers at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    People practice coughing into their sleeves as a way to try to control ...
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  • Test tubes of cultures wait to be checked by a scientist for signs of the H1N1 swine flu virus and other respiratory diseases at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    Test tubes of cultures wait to be checked by a scientist for signs of ...
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  • Registered Nurse Regina White-Taylor gives the H1N1 flu vaccine to two-year-old William Skipper at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
    Registered Nurse Regina White-Taylor gives the H1N1 flu vaccine to two-...
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  • Blythe shows a microscope-enlarged image of the H1N1 swine flu virus during a meeting for workers at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    Blythe shows a microscope-enlarged image of the H1N1 swine flu virus ...
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  • A scientist demonstrates the intake procedures as they begin to test samples for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A scientist demonstrates the intake procedures as they begin to test ...
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  • A scientist begins the process of extracting the RNA from H1N1 swine flu virus samples at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A scientist begins the process of extracting the RNA from H1N1 swine ...
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  • A drawing of a pig decorates the door of a lab where samples are tested for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A drawing of a pig decorates the door of a lab where samples are ...
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  • Registered Nurse Regina White-Taylor explains flu vaccination forms to Keisha Skipper before giving the H1N1 flu vaccine to Skipper's two-year-old son William Skipper at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago
    Registered Nurse Regina White-Taylor explains flu vaccination forms to ...
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  • A laboratory scientist demonstrates the intake procedures as they begin to test samples for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A laboratory scientist demonstrates the intake procedures as they ...
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  • Television journalists observe a scientist as he begins the process of extracting the RNA from H1N1 swine flu virus samples at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    Television journalists observe a scientist as he begins the process of ...
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  • A drawing of a pig and a biohazard sign mark the door of a lab where samples are tested for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore
    A drawing of a pig and a biohazard sign mark the door of a lab where ...
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  • Females policemen wear masks as a precaution against swine flu as they stand guard inside the presidential palace in Bogota
    Females policemen wear masks as a precaution against swine flu as they ...
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Skipper receives the H1N1 flu vaccine in Chicago
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday sought to dispel fears about the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, declaring it safe and urging parents to take precautions against the pandemic. "This H1N1 vaccine is being made exactly the way seasonal flu vaccine has been...
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  • News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago
    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday sought to dispel fears about the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, declaring it safe and urging parents to take precautions against the pandemic. "This H1N1 vaccine is being made exactly the...
  • News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner | about 1 month ago
    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is urging people to get their swine flu vaccine, calling it "safe and secure." Wednesday to renew a federal appeal for widespread vaccination, saying a quick response is vital because H1N1 already...
  • News Source: Kansas City Star | about 1 month ago
    Cerner is a health information technology company based in North Kansas City. Sebelius said the national goal is to make electronic medical records available to everyone by 2013. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $35 billion in...
  • News Source: Kansas.com | about 1 month ago
    The federal government is teaming up with a medical software maker to better track the spread of swine flu nationally, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday. Cerner Corp., which makes and sells electronic...
  • News Source: The Journal-World | about 1 month ago
    An outbreak of H1N1 Swine Flu was reported in Mexico in April 2009...Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says her agency is teaming up with Cerner Corp. to use computerized medical records to get better data on the spread of swine flu. Sebelius said...
  • News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 month ago
    Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that assistance from Cerner Corp...Speaking at the 24th Cerner Health Conference at the Kansas City Convention Center , Sebelius said Cerner’s assistance will “give us a whole...
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