H1N1 influenza pandemic is over, says World Health Organization

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
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The swine flu, linked to more than 18,000 deaths worldwide, 'has largely run its course,' the WHO chief says ... The 2009-10 H1N1 influenza pandemic is officially over, the World Health Organization said Tuesday ...

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Swine Flu Pandemic Over, WHO Declares

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 4:17 p.m.

The H1N1 swine flu pandemic is over. The WHO today declared the world to have entered the "post-pandemic period" with H1N1 becoming a seasonal flu bug ...

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WHO: Swine Flu Pandemic Is Over

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
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Official Says H1N1 Virus Which Killed at Least 18K People Not Going Away but Now in "Post-Pandemic Period" ...

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Swine flu jab contracts 'flawed'

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Published July 1, 2010 at 4:11 p.m.

The UK handled the swine flu pandemic well but there are key lessons for the future, a report warns ...

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False prophets of swine flu pandemic

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Published June 4, 2010 at 11:38 p.m.

This year's flu season has just ended -- with far fewer deaths than usual. Now who will hold health officials and experts to account for their false predictions of a swine flu "pandemic"? ... The predictions weren't simply wrong, mind you: They were scientifically baseless and irresponsible ... The President ...

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Pandemic panic?

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Published May 20, 2010 at 7:28 a.m.

WHO faces questions over swine flu ...

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Swine flu vaccination rates vary wildly from state to state

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Published April 2, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.
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New England has the highest percentage and the South has the lowest. About 1 in 4 Americans are getting protection from the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus ... Vaccination rates for the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus have varied widely around the country, with New England having the highest rates and the South having the lowest, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week ...

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New worries about H1N1 influenza

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Published March 30, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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Continuing activity in the Southeast raises fears of a third wave of swine flu cases ... Continuing activity of pandemic H1N1 influenza in the Southeast, particularly in Georgia, is raising fears of a third wave of swine flu cases, federal officials said Monday. They urged people to continue getting vaccinated as a preventive measure in case a new outbreak occurred ...

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Swine flu danger appears to be ebbing

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Published March 19, 2010 at 6:50 p.m.
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The CDC says a third wave of the H1N1 pandemic is less likely in the U.S. Attention now turns to the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is just beginning ... The likelihood of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be declining as all indicators of swine flu activity remain low throughout the bulk of the country, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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Has Swine Flu Peaked?

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:49 p.m.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it’s too early to say that the current H1N1 pandemic has peaked ...

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