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COMMENTS: Fall ‘Flu
While the new swine strain of influenza is enjoying its winter season in Chile, Argentina and Australia, NBC's Robert Bazell told us that public health authorities are bracing themselves for "a potentially dangerous widespread outbreak" this fall. State and local governments were urged by the federal Department of Health "to formulate plans now for banning large gatherings, closing schools and businesses, and preventing hospitals from becoming overwhelmed." An H1N1 virus vaccine is being readied for October. "Supplies will be limited," ABC's Lisa Stark warned. The shots will be for "the most vulnerable first, school-aged children, pregnant women, health workers, people with other illnesses."
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