1 in 5 Americans Had H1N1 Swine Flu

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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:39 p.m.

The CDC estimates that 57 million Americans -- about a fifth of the population -- have come down with H1N1 swine flu. The death toll is about 11,700 ...

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H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not Out

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 5:22 p.m.

H1N1 swine flu is no longer widespread in any state, but new infections continue and the death rate remains high. Three-fourths of Americans remain unvaccinated ...

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2 Chinese die after receiving swine flu vaccination

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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One death appears to be unrelated to China's H1N1 vaccine, and the other case is being investigated, officials say ... Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the last week, but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated ...

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Child H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths Accelerate

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 7:03 p.m.

Eleven children died of H1N1 swine flu last week, raising the October child death toll to 43 -- more child/teen deaths in one month than seen in a normal 8-month flu season ...

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Pregnancy Raises Swine Flu Death Risk

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Published July 29, 2009 at 4:05 a.m.

CDC: Healthy pregnant women are at high risk of hospitalization and death from H1N1 swine flu. Tamiflu or Relenza is recommended for pregnant women with flu symptoms ...

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Woman gave birth before flu death

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Published July 17, 2009 at 6:34 a.m.

A 39-year-old woman gave birth shortly before dying with swine flu, the BBC understands ...

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Nurse in Spain baby death new to neo-natal care

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Published July 14, 2009 at 5:05 a.m.

(AP) — MADRID - A young nurse with no experience in neonatal care made a mistake that caused the death of an infant born to the first person in Spain to die of swine flu, an official said Tues ...

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More tests on swine flu victims

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Published July 13, 2009 at 10:27 p.m.

Investigators will try to determine whether two people who died after developing swine flu were killed by the virus ...

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Hospital mistake leads to death of swine flu baby

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Published July 13, 2009 at 11:36 a.m.

A medical blunder has led to the death of a baby born prematurely to Spain’s first fatal swine flu victim, doctors said today.The boy was delivered on June 29 via Caesarean section as his 28-week-pr ...

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Reassurance after swine flu death

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Published July 10, 2009 at 11:10 p.m.

England's chief medical officer says further "healthy" deaths from swine flu cannot be ruled out but will be rare ...

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