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Venezuela: swine flu contained among Indians
AP - Wednesday, November 11
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Pentagon: 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine at Guantanamo
AP - Wednesday, November 11The Pentagon says a small shipment of swine flu vaccine has arrived at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.
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WHO: Glaxo vaccine donation shipping thru May
AP - Wednesday, November 11The World Health Organization says it expects GlaxoSmithKline to complete shipping donations of swine flu vaccine to poor countries by May 2010.
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Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
AP - Sunday, November 8The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.
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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
AP - Sunday, November 8Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island _ prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
AP - Saturday, November 7In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine.
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Suspect arrested in Milwaukee theft of flu vaccine
AP - Saturday, November 7Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.
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Wall St swine flu vaccinations spark uproar
AFP - Friday, November 6News that US swine flu vaccines, meant to be prioritized for the nation's most vulnerable, are being distributed to Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs sparked uproar Thursday.
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Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
AP - Friday, November 6Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.
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WHO urges people to maintain guard over swine flu
AFP - Friday, November 6The World Health Organisation on Thursday urged people not to drop their guard over the swine flu pandemic and insisted on the value of vaccination despite the broadly mild symptoms of the virus.
