California's governor declares state of emergency, opening the door for quicker action by state agencies. Obama seeks $1.5 billion to fight swine flu; Napolitano forming Homeland Security task force. As isolated outbreaks of swine flu continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases reported today in Canada, Israel, France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Korea, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency and the White House asked Congress for an additional $1.5 billion to fight the outbreak.
Swine Flu Vaccine May Be Ready By September
At the present time, a swine flu vaccine does not exist. Bruce Gellin, director of the National Vaccine Program Office at the Department of Health and Human Services, says the first doses of a vaccine could be ready by early September.
Court: FCC 'fleeting expletive' rule OK _ for now
The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television.
Global swine flu alert sounded
Number of confirmed cases in U.S. rises to 64; Cuba bans flights to Mexico The swine flu epidemic crossed new borders Tuesday with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as world health officials said they suspect American patients who visited Mexico may have transmitted the virus to others in the United States.
HEALTH-ASIA: Swine Flu Threatens To Be Deadlier than Bird Flu, SARS
BANGKOK, Apr 29 (IPS)When the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the influenza pandemic alert from phase three to an ominous phase four warning this week, it went beyond the alarm associated with the killer avian influenza virus in Asia.
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