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As part of the declaration, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will be installed within the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. The period for school vaccinations, scheduled to start on Nov. 11, also will be reduced...
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A 9-year-old boy who died in a Miami-Dade hospital last week had swine flu, officials said Tuesday. Officials did not disclose the boy’s name, school or hometown, but they said he lived in Miami-Dade County. Dr. Fermin Leguen, chief physician for the...
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State and local health officials in Wisconsin say the state has confirmed its first death as a result of swine flu. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Friday that while specific details regarding the H1N1 influenza fatality were not released, officials...
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The upgrade from the "delay" to "contain" phase means extra measures will likely be put in place across the country to try and contain the spread of swine flu, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said. There are three more serious levels in the government's...
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The Geneva-based World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its alert level for the fast-spreading swine flu to its next-to-highest notch, signaling a global pandemic could be imminent. The move came after the virus spread to at least 10 U.S. states...
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Chinese state media has reported that a suspected bird flu patient has died in a Beijing hospital. The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that Huang Yanqing died Monday...Xinhua quoted the Beijing Health Bureau as saying 116 people had been in close...
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