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24 Aug 2009 22:00

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U.S.: This swine flu number should scare the bejesus out of you

  • 90,000 swine flu deaths predicted this fall source
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23 Aug 2009 14:00

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U.S.: Live in the U.S.? Expect a swine flu vaccination in your arm soon

  • 50% of people will be vaccinated in the next few months source
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21 Jul 2009 10:27

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World: WHO sez the death toll from swine flu has gone way up

  • 429 the WHO’s official swine flu death toll two weeks ago
  • 700+ the WHO’s official death toll as of today; good God source
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16 Jul 2009 15:43

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World: Summer camp: a week of sunburns and heartbreak…and swine flu!?

  • 3 Canadian summer camps hit with a swine flu outbreak source
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14 Jul 2009 10:45

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World: Because we apparently like scaring you, here’s a scary swine flu quote

  • H1N1 epidemic, pandemic as it is now, is unstoppable, and therefore all countries will need to have access to vaccine.
  • Marie-Paule Kieny • The director of vaccine research with the WHO, on the spread of the disease, which has killed 500 worldwide and sickened 1 million. Another scary note: Vaccine production yields have been poor, so supply isn’t as great as it should be. Another report notes that if Tamiflu becomes ineffective against the disease, things could get really scary: “Collectively, our findings are a reminder that (strains of swine flu) have not yet garnered a place in history, but may still do so.” • source
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13 Jul 2009 16:01

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World: Captain Obvious, formerly known as the World Health Organization

  • The WHO is full of good advice these days. For example, today they announced that health-care workers should be immunized against the H1N1 virus first as they will be more prone to exposure and need to be healthy to take care of those in need. I know, right? It’s total genius. source
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01 Jul 2009 22:35

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U.S., World: The latest swine flu drama – making vaccines, nailing Jens Lekman

  • 600 million doses of swine flu vaccine could be needed in the U.S. in case of a major outbreak – two for everyone in the country. Now, if we take six, does that mean that we mutate into a swine flu superhero?
  • one Swede with some notoriety recently got nailed by swine flu – singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, who, if you know anything about him, is going to have some awesome things to write about on his next album.
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11 Jun 2009 10:11

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World: We’re all gonna die! Swine flu headed towards pandemic status

  • yes Swine flu, known by experts and supernerds as H1N1, is likely to be called a pandemic by the World Health Organization today. It would be the first disease named pandemic in 40 years.
  • but … Despite this, though, it’s not really any more dangerous than it was yesterday. It would just get a new title and merely confirm that the disease is a worldwide outbreak. We swear. source
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07 Jun 2009 22:45

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U.S., World: Perhaps NOLA mayor Ray Nagin shouldn’t have gone to China

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02 Jun 2009 10:31

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World: Are you a pilot based in China? You may get quarantined for swine flu!

  • 400+ pilots and plane crew were quarantined in the wake of the swine flu scare
  • 250 of them were hospitalized; the rest were asked to quarantine themselves at home source
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