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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) News

No Flu Vaccine Given to Gitmo Detainees

November 4, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not yet receiving vaccinations against the swine flu. Robert Gibbs on Tuesday said concern that terrorism suspects at the U.S. naval base in Cuba were receiving vaccines was misplaced. Gibbs says no vaccines are at the naval base and none are on the way. A spokesman for the U.S. jail facility a day earlier said guards and then inmates were scheduled for inoculations. Critics were fast to object, saying U.S. civilians were waiting for vaccines while suspected terrorists were being given injections. Army Maj. James Crabtree said Monday that doses should start arriving this month and medical personnel requested the doses. He said detainees will be vaccinated “entirely on a voluntary basis.

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Students Taking Flu Notes Home

November 3, 2009



CHARLESTON— Gov. Joe Manchin announced stepped-up education efforts Monday in West Virginia’s fight against the swine flu.

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H1N1 Shots’ Benefits Outweigh the Risks

November 2, 2009

WHEELING — Public health officials have learned a few things about immunization over the years — especially since 1976.

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Flu Claims More Children

October 30, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) — Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.

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Students Told To Wait Their Turns

October 29, 2009

WHEELING — Parents who think they can get their child vaccinated before it is their turn should think again.

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Avoid Personal Flu Emergency

October 27, 2009

The government cannot protect us against all hazards — and the H1N1 virus is one of them. Private sector health care providers, along with prudent safeguards by individuals and families, are much more effective than the government against disease.

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