Swine Flu View From Cdc

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"We want to ensure that every community is ready for this flu season," [Kathleen Sebelius] said, almost repeating an earlier press release from her agency. "It is important that we provide the most complete and accurate information available."

[Anne Schuchat], assistant surgeon general, U.S. Public Service, echoed Sebelius' remarks and insisted "that we can't communicate too much about this issue... and we must close the communication gap" between the media and the government. "We've got a lot of work to do within the medical community," she said.

"It's too bad that most people get their information nowadays from the Internet, from texting, twittering, e-mailing and blogging," said [George Strait]. "This makes the challenge of getting good, solid information out all the more problematic."

Rear Admiral Schuchat was among a number of government officials, journalists, doctors and representatives from various health-related city agencies assembled last week at the Millennium Hotel to make sure the media was fully aware of the vaccination campaign through which an expected 600,000 doses of vaccine will be administered by the end of the week.

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Swine Flu View From Cdc

In preparation for what they believe is an oncoming pandemic of swine flu, U.S. health agencies and authorities will begin a massive vaccination campaign this week.

"Most states do have quite a...

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