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briefingroom.thehill.com - 4/25/2009
Swine Flu has 'pandemic potential'
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The swine flu outbreak in Mexico could become a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said this morning. "It has pandemic potential," said Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, according to the Washington Post. "It is infecting people." "The ...
cdc.gov - 4/25/2009
Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu) Investigation
— cdc.gov — Human Swine Influenza Investigation April 25, 2009 1:00 p.m. ET Human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1)... virus infection have been identified in the U.S. in San Diego County and Imperial County, California as well as in San Antonio, Texas. ... (more) Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu) Investigation

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reuters.com - 4/25/2009
Fatal new flu strain threatens Mexico, U.S.
— reuters.com — Catherine Bremer and Stephanie Nebehay MEXICO CITY/GENEVA (Reuters) - A new flu strain that has killed up... to 68 people in Mexico could become a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, as health experts tried to track the disease's ... (more) Fatal new flu strain threatens Mexico, U.S.

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bloomberg.com - 4/25/2009
Mexico’s Calderon Declares Emergency Amid Swine Flu Outbreak
— bloomberg.com — April 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared an emergency in his country’s swine flu outbreak,... giving him powers to order quarantines and suspend public events. Authorities have canceled school at all levels in Mexico City and ... (more) Mexico’s Calderon Declares Emergency Amid Swine Flu Outbreak

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FLU UPDATE: Experts to advise WHO on pandemic alert phase. “International experts will convene on …
pajamasmedia.com 4/26/2009 — FLU UPDATE: Experts to advise WHO on pandemic alert phase. “International experts will convene on Tuesday to advise the World Health Organisation (WHO) whether to raise the current pandemic alert level due to the new flu virus in Mexico and ...
Pandemic Preparedness
thenation.com 4/27/2009 — John Nichols Republicans stripped $900 million in pandemic preparedness funds from the stimulus bill. Now Mexico's swine flu outbreak is a US emergency.
Susan Collins and Pandemic Flu
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 4/27/2009 — Boy, it sure is great that Susan Collins made sure we didn’t waste any money on pandemic flu preparations in the Recovery Act. That’s moderation I can believe in!
GOP Attacked Pandemic Preparation in Stimulus
librarygrape.com 4/27/2009 — Seriously, is there anything the GOP can't screw up right about now ? When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation , included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year's emergency stimulus ...
Schumer opposed flu pandemic funding in stimulus, too, you morons
michellemalkin.com 4/27/2009 — Sorry to interrupt all the liberal blogosphere’s unhinged GOP-bashing over opposition to flu pandemic funding in the porkulus bill, but. [...] Read the rest »
Collins, Schumer opposed pandemic flu funding in stimulus
briefingroom.thehill.com 4/27/2009 — Whoops. Seems that in her effort to pare down President Obama's stimulus plan, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) specifically called out pandemic flu preparedness as unnecessary. "I think everybody in the room is concerned about a pandemic flu," Collins ...
Collins, Republicans, Killed Off Enhanced Pandemic Preparedness
dailykos.com 4/28/2009 — Hey, remember during the negotiations over the stimulus bill, when those prudent Senate Republicans extorted Obama to indulge their budgetary fetishes but still championed preparedness for an influenza pandemic? No, of course you don't, because the ...
Can Swine Flu Stimulate the Economy?
corner.nationalreview.com 4/28/2009 — Over at The Nation, John Nichols has written an extremely long and extremely hyperbolic post -- GOP Know-Nothings Fought Pandemic Preparedness -- over the fact that several Republicans argued against (and succeeded in getting Democrats to remove) an ...
Karl Rove, conservative Republicans, and Susan Collins opposed money spent on pandemic preparedness
americablog.com 4/28/2009 — Now that we're in the middle of a public health emergency , the media might want to be asking the Republicans some questions about this : When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed ...
WHO’s Margaret Chan notches up the hype, orders vaccine efforts — Flopping Aces
Despite the evidence of dimishing cases in Mexico, and only 1,311 of the 2,498 believed to be sickened in that nation remaining in the hospital, WHO’s Director, Margaret Chan, decided to rachet up the hype by raised the pandemic alert to Phase 5, calling a global outbreak ...
Dupe--please delete — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Worrld Health Organization[/b] Current level of influenza pandemic alert raised from phase 4 to 5 Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, Dr Margaret Chan, WHO's Director-General raised the current level of influenza pandemic ...
Possible Flu Pandemic Shines Light on Border and Security Problems — Gateway Pundit
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano today told America that the government is not testing airplane travelers from Mexico for the swine flu virus that has heightened fears of a possible pandemic. The borders with Mexico remain open. Not even a fears of a pandemic can get this goverment to take the ...
Swine Flu Pandemic Possible — A Blog For All
Let's see. There was the 1918 flu pandemic. More than 100 people were killed worldwide.There was the Hong Kong flu, which killed more than 34,000 in the United States.Now, we're dealing with swine flu, which is typically categorized as H1N1.Will this be the pandemic scientists and medical ...
Uh Oh: Worries of a Flu Pandemic, originating in Mexico — The Discerning Texan
Some cases in Texas ; they are calling it "Swine Flu" but might be a new strain. The word "Pandemic" is used in this news story. Wash your hands, folks.