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CDC: Swine flu cases top 100 in U.S.
msnbc.msn.com - 4/29/2009
CDC: Swine flu cases top 100 in U.S.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that the number of swine flu cases in the United States topped 100, with confirmed infections in 11 states.
cdc.gov - 4/26/2009
Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu)
— cdc.gov — U.S. Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection (As of April 30, 2009, 10:30 AM ET) In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the ... (more) Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu)

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Biden: Stay Off Subways During Swine Flu Panic
nbcnewyork.com - 4/30/2009
Biden: Stay Off Subways During Swine Flu Panic
— nbcnewyork.com — Vice president Joe Biden said today he would tell his family members not to use subways in the U.S. and implied schools should be shuttered as the swine flu outbreak spread to 11 states and forced school closures amid confirmation of the first U.S. ... (more) Biden: Stay Off Subways During Swine Flu Panic

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nytimes.com - 4/28/2009
Obama Seeks to Ease Fears on Swine Flu
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration dispatched high-level officials from several agencies Monday to allay concerns about swine flu and to demonstrate that it was fully prepared to confront the outbreak even as the president said there was “not a ... (more) Obama Seeks to Ease Fears on Swine Flu

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Report: Toddler is first U.S. swine flu death

The Reaction:  H1N1, anyone?

Flopping Aces:  WHO’s Margaret Chan notches up the hype, orders vaccine efforts

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Report: Toddler is first U.S. swine flu death
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... official confirmed the first U.S. death from the new H1N1 swine flu on Wednesday, a 23-month-old child who died in Texas. It is the first death from swine flu reported outside Mexico, the country hardest hit by the influenza outbreak. The disease is suspected of killing more than 150 people in Mexico and sickening over 2,400 there. The official gave Reuters no other details on the case. U.S. officials have confirmed 65 cases of swine flu, most of them mild. (More at link) Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035 / Here we go.

H1N1, anyone?
The Reaction — ... Already, 70 cases have been reported in the US, with the first death in Texas, a toddler, the typical fatality in a flu epidemic. ...

WHO’s Margaret Chan notches up the hype, orders vaccine efforts
Flopping Aces — ... Simultaneously Janet Napolitano is insisting that closing the Mexican border is without merit. “Closing our nation’s borders is not merited here,” said Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano at a mid-afternoon briefing, echoing comments she made earlier in the day while being pressed by senators at a hearing. She said closing borders or U.S. ports would have enormous adverse economic consequences and would have “no impact or very little” to help stop the spread of the virus. “This virus is already in the ...

Biden urges Americans to stay off planes, subways during swine flu outbreak. Oops, White House correction follows
Top of the Ticket — ... On the "Today" show, NBC's Matt Lauer asked the vice president why the federal government has not closed the border with Mexico and what advice the vice president would give to members of his own family. Here's what he said: ...

The gaffe machine in overdrive.
The Silent Majority — ... I can never pass a story that involves Biden and his inexplicable ability to firmly ensconce his lower digits into his oral cavity. Here we go: Biden's office downplays swine flu warning. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30471035 (quotes from story in bold text) The gaffe machine is in full effect; again. I love this guy he has done more for the Conservative cause than could have ever been hoped for. Every time Joe Biden opens his mouth a gaffe falls out. Bad for him and a Godsend for his opposition. The latest in Biden’s series of oral ...

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