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December 28, 2011 12:41 PM
Some local health care officials express concern that Swine Flu could make a comeback in the area after several cases popped up in Indiana.
There are currently 19 flu cases confirmed in Fayette County. The strain was not specified, but officials say the possibility exists that some of those...
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August 10, 2010 9:05 AM
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says the swine flu pandemic is over. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says the world is now moving into the "post-pandemic" phase. She told reporters on Tuesday that the pandemic has "largely run its course." Last week WHO said at least 18,449 people had...
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February 5, 2010 2:28 PM
(AP) - Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since October. An official with the...
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December 22, 2009 1:24 PM
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Experts say a dog in suburban New York is the nation's first confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans. American Veterinary Medical Association spokesman Michael San Filippo said Tuesday that the diagnosis of the 2009 H1N1 virus was...
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December 17, 2009 1:52 PM
(AP) - A flu shot for the holidays? Finally, the nation's supply of swine flu vaccine will reach 100 million doses by week's end, opening the way for everyone, not just those at highest risk, to get protected. For people who've been at the back of the line, "Now it's...
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December 15, 2009 11:21 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of H1N1 flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified doctors about the recall Tuesday. The recall involves about 800,000 doses made...
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December 10, 2009 4:40 PM
(AP) - H1N1 flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday. That means about 1 in 6 Americans have had the illness, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...
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December 9, 2009 4:06 PM
The Pike County Health Department is reporting an H1N1 influenza-associated death. The patient was in her seventies, had underlying health conditions, and was a resident of Pike County. “We are very saddened to hear about this loss”, stated Paul Hopkins, Director of Pike County Health Department. “Our thoughts and prayers...
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December 7, 2009 11:45 AM
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is now taking appointments for people wishing to get a free H1N1 vaccination. The free shots will be given by appointment only at the Public Health Clinic North Annex, 805B Newtown Circle. To schedule an appointment, call the Flu Hotline at 288-7529. There will be...
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December 5, 2009 10:55 AM
The Fayette County Health Department will be giving out free H1N1 vaccinations again today in Lexington. The two clinics at Bryan Station High School and Southland Christian Church will be open til 12:30 p.m. The shots are free and open to the public. Wait times at both locations are expected...
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December 3, 2009 5:41 PM
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials are warning the public about fake e-mails inviting people to sign up for swine flu vaccine registrations. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials this week put out an advisory about the e-mails, which call for adults to create a personal H1N1 (swine flu)...
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November 25, 2009 4:38 PM
There's no evidence that the H1N1 vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. Since vaccinations began in early October, the government has been tracking the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. By mid-November, about 22...
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November 25, 2009 1:47 PM
The number of deaths in the state from the H1N1 virus has now risen to 33 since last week, with new deaths reported in Logan and Breathitt counties. In the past two weeks, new H1N1 deaths were also reported in Allen, Boyle, Boone, Graves, Jefferson, Montgomery, Robertson and Woodford counties....
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November 20, 2009 2:13 PM
Fayette County’s fourth H1N1-related death has been confirmed in a woman in her 40s who had underlying health conditions, bringing Kentucky’s total number of H1N1-related deaths to 31. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department recommends that those people in target groups who haven’t gotten the H1N1 vaccine to do so and...
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November 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Kentucky's death toll from H1N1 is now up to 23 after an elderly Graves County woman died from the virus. Health officials say the victim had significant underlying medical conditions. They did not say when she died. Over 4,000 have died nationwide from the H1N1 virus since the outbreak began...
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November 16, 2009 10:32 AM
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will provide more chances for high-risk groups to get an H1N1 vaccination with two clinics this weekend. LFCHD will host H1N1 vaccination clinics 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (or until the vaccine runs out) Saturday at Lexington Christian Academy, 450 W. Reynolds Road, and Bryan Station High...
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November 13, 2009 4:00 PM
Another Kentuckian has died because of the H1N1 virus. The latest fatality comes from Pendleton County, where the victim is a woman in her 40s with underlying health conditions. She is the state's 22nd H1N1 flu fatality.
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November 13, 2009 5:44 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu suddenly has worsened. Instead, the federal numbers made public Thursday reflect a long-awaited better attempt to quantify the new flu's true toll....
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November 12, 2009 3:09 PM
Government health officials say H1N1 (swine) flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April. They say about 4,000 have died, including 540 children. The startling new figures - about four times higher than previous death estimates - don't mean H1N1 flu has suddenly gotten worse. Instead, the Centers for...
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November 9, 2009 3:11 PM
The Northern Kentucky Health Department has confirmed the latest fatality in the state from the H1N1 virus, a Boone County man in his 20s. The individual did not have any underlying conditions prior to his death, according to the information provided to the Health Department. The death, reported Monday, is...
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November 5, 2009 10:47 AM
The World Health Organization's flu chief said the H1N1 (swine) flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. In some countries, H1N1 flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's top flu official. While most people recover from...
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November 5, 2009 7:33 AM
Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic after the deaths of two more city residents from the H1N1 (swine) flu. The effort will be conducted Nov. 11-12 in several parking lots of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and officials hope to inoculate thousands of the most vulnerable people who live...
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November 4, 2009 11:42 AM
Health officials say there have been two more deaths in Kentucky related to the H1N1 virus, bringing the state's total to 17. WAVE-TV in Louisville reported Wednesday that two Jefferson County women, both with significant underlying health conditions, died overnight. H1N1-related deaths also have been reported in Kenton, Fayette, Caldwell,...
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November 4, 2009 9:54 AM
After providing more than 1,600 H1N1 shots last Saturday to kids with chronic health conditions, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is now turning its attention to the remaining target groups. LFCHD will host H1N1 vaccination clinics 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (or until the vaccine runs out) Saturday, Nov. 7, at Paul...
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November 3, 2009 7:44 AM
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department officials said a drive-thru H1N1 vaccination clinic scheduled for November 14 has been canceled. Officials said they canceled the event, which was to be held at Lexmark, because of some delays in receiving the vaccine from the federal government. H1N1 vaccination clinics are still scheduled to...
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November 3, 2009 7:06 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials say pregnant women get good results from just a single dose of swine flu vaccine, but young children still need two treatments. Dr. Anthony Fauci (FOW'-chee), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, says continuing studies confirmed both findings. Dr. Anne...
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November 2, 2009 7:56 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Independent health advisers will begin monitoring the safety of the swine flu vaccine Monday. Specialists aren't expecting problems with the shot, because it's made the same way as the regular winter flu vaccine. But the government is taking extra steps to track the health of millions of...
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October 30, 2009 8:03 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans were infected from...
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October 30, 2009 5:25 AM
Two more Kentuckians have died from the H1N1 virus. The latest victims are a woman from McCreary County and a 59-year-old man, Garry Freeman, of Madison County. Health officials said Freeman had recently been hospitalized for a respiratory illness and died from complications of the swine flu. This is the...
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October 27, 2009 12:47 PM
Breathitt County schools will be closed for the rest of the week after a rise in the number of students who were absent from school Monday due to flu-like symptoms. School officials made the decision to close Monday afternoon. Breathitt is the lasted in a long list of Kentucky counties...
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October 27, 2009 12:33 PM
The Kentucky Department for Public Health and the Lincoln Trail District Health Department are reporting the first H1N1 influenza-associated death in a Hardin County resident. The victim was a male in his 30’s with no apparent underlying medical conditions.
The death is the 11th in Kentucky associated with the...
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October 23, 2009 2:09 PM
ATLANTA (AP) - The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since April. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new tally Friday morning. Forty-six states now have widespread flu...
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October 22, 2009 2:26 PM
Federal officials have warned promoters of more than 140 products sold over the Internet about fraudulent claims that they can prevent, treat or diagnose swine flu. Bogus products include devices and sprays that claim to sterilize the air or surfaces, and dietary supplements claiming to boost the immune system. The...
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October 19, 2009 10:33 PM
Many school systems in Kentucky have closed down due to students being out with flu-like illnesses. But in Elliott County, it's fear of H1-N1 that has forced school officials to cancel class for the rest of the week. Elliott County Schools Superintendent John Williams says there are no confirmed H1-N1...
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October 17, 2009 2:33 PM
Pulaski County has reported it's first death from the swine flu.
The health department says a 28 year old man died Thursday at Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center.
They say he had no underlying health conditions.
This is the eighth H1N1 related death in Kentucky
The...
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October 16, 2009 5:06 PM
The third person in Lexington whose death is blamed on the H1N1 was an inmate Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange who was at UK Hospital at the time of his death. The family of Mike Adams, 41, say he died at UK Hospital on October 8. Carl Adams said his...
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October 16, 2009 4:19 PM
Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S. cases in swine. Agriculture Department officials cautioned that further tests were needed to confirm that the pigs had been infected with H1N1. Officials say that the pigs did not exhibit signs...
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October 16, 2009 3:46 PM
The Kentucky Pharmacists Association and its 1,400 member pharmacists across the state are urging people to exercise caution regarding scam artists who are selling so-called “swine flu treatment” via the Internet. “The best source for questions and concerns regarding medications and vaccinations for the H1N1 virus is your local pharmacist,”...
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October 16, 2009 12:58 PM
Fayette County’s third H1N1-related death has been confirmed in a man in his 40s who had significant underlying health conditions. This marks the third H1N1-related death in Fayette County. Previously, H1N1 was confirmed in a woman in her 50s and a woman in her 60s, both of whom had significant...
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October 14, 2009 3:50 PM
Test results of its H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine suggest that children under 10 are likely to need two shots to be fully protected, vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Wednesday. Federal officials said the news is not surprising, since this age group needs two doses of regular seasonal flu vaccine the...
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October 13, 2009 10:11 PM
He appeared to be a healthy 39 year old man, but after becoming ill, Scott County resident Matthew Finger died at his sister's home on October 3. On Tuesday, medical tests came back positive that Finger had H1-N1. Matthew's sister, Rebecca Finger, says her brother went through several bouts of...
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October 13, 2009 4:32 PM
Shipments of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine are continuing to reach Kentucky, allowing health officials to start scheduling public flu clinics in some areas. The Lake Cumberland District Health Department in south-central Kentucky has scheduled flu clinics to administer doses of the nasal spray vaccine. Flu clinics in that area are...
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October 13, 2009 3:00 PM
Scott County health officials said Tuesday that a 39-year-old man who had not sought treatment died at his home from the H1N1 virus. Officials say the man, whose name has not been released, had been sick and home bound for several days. “According to family members he had not sought...
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October 12, 2009 5:31 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tenn., boy was dead, apparently from swine flu. At least 76 American children have died...
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October 12, 2009 4:46 PM
Illness in Bell County schools prompted officials Monday to extend the fall break. Schools in the county will be out for the rest of this week. Classes are now scheduled to resume October 19. Bell County is one of several across the state in the past weeks to cancel classes...
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October 12, 2009 2:54 PM
Fayette County’s second H1N1-related death has been confirmed in a woman in her 60s who had significant underlying health conditions. “We are saddened by the news of this death and hope that people in the community will continue taking the steps necessary to help fight the flu this fall and...
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October 9, 2009 12:10 PM
Health officials say H1N1 (swine flu) activity is picking up, with 37 states now reporting widespread cases. Officials with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that the count is up from 27 states the previous week. The figures suggest a leveling off of flu activity the...
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October 7, 2009 9:11 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - So you think you've got swine flu? Now there's help at the click of your computer mouse. An interactive Web site is being offered to help people decide just how bad their case is. Microsoft is teaming up with Emory University to offer the online help, designed...
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October 7, 2009 8:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is urging people to get their swine flu vaccine, calling it "safe and secure." Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) made the rounds of morning network news shows Wednesday to renew a federal appeal for widespread vaccination, saying a quick response is vital because...
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October 6, 2009 3:19 PM
Two more Kentucky school systems canceled classes Tuesday for the rest of the week due to concerns over the spread of flu-like symptoms. Harlan County and Williamsburg Independent schools were closed Tuesday, joining Corbin Independent and Powell County schools, which had both closed for the week on Monday. Several other...
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October 6, 2009 12:56 PM
There is another possible H1N1 virus death in Kentucky, and it may be in Lexington. The Fayette County Coroner's office says they made aware Tuesday morning that there was a death at UK Hospital and it may possibly be related to the H1N1 virus. LEX 18 has calls in to...
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October 5, 2009 10:32 PM
Cierra Jones remains remains in critical condition at Knoxville Children's Hospital after contracting the HI-N1 virus, but her mother says she's making progress. During a phone interview today, Sharon Jones told LEX 18 that she watched her 14 year old daughter plummet from a healthy Whitley County High School student...
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October 5, 2009 7:38 PM
The Backstreet Boys have cancelled several promotional appearances in New York after member Brian Littrell has been diagnosed with swine flu, the band said in a statement Monday. The singer and his bandmates, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean, and touring crew were prescribed Tamiflu as a preventative measure...
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October 5, 2009 7:11 PM
The first Swine Flu vaccine was given to health care workers today in Indiana and Tennessee. While that vaccine protects against H1-N1, you still need the regular flu shot, too. With two different vaccines out there, there's a lot of confusion about who needs what and when, so here's the...
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October 5, 2009 2:59 PM
Corbin Independent Schools will be closed the remainder of the school week after school officials say they had a high number of absences due to teachers and students complaining of flu-like symptoms. Corbin school officials say 16% of teacher and 12% of students were absent Monday, and that they decided...
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October 5, 2009 2:29 PM
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) announced Monday that the state is reporting two more deaths related to 2009 H1N1 influenza (swine flu). The deaths involved a Caldwell County teenager with no known health issues and a Christian County woman in her late 20s who had underlying health issues....
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October 5, 2009 12:57 PM
And we're off: Swine flu vaccinations begin Monday with squirts in the noses scheduled for some doctors, nurses and other health workers in Indiana and Tennessee, a first step in a hugely ambitious campaign to try to inoculate over half the population in a few months. But don't start bugging...
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October 2, 2009 9:41 PM
Kentucky has recorded its second death from the swine flu - this time, a woman from Louisville. Health Department doctors there say the 41-year-old died last month from a lung disease caused by the H1-N1 virus. They are calling her death unusual for two reasons. First, most people recover from...
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October 2, 2009 11:11 AM
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services has implemented a Web page that will list school closings related to the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.
The listings are updated each day by 10 a.m. and reflect reports received by the Kentucky Department for Public Health by midnight the day before....
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September 25, 2009 10:58 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine starts arriving the first week of October, and there will be more of it than officials originally thought - between 6 and 7 million doses. That's roughly double earlier predictions. Most will be the nasal spray version called FluMist. Health and Human Services...
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September 24, 2009 6:09 PM
(AP) - Health officials are investigating a death in western Kentucky to see whether it is related to H1N1, or swine flu. Gwenda Bond, spokeswoman for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said Thursday that state officials are working with the Pennyrile District Health Department to investigate a death...
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September 22, 2009 3:29 PM
A Rockcastle County elementary school is closed for the rest of the week after an outbreak of flu at the school. Rockcastle County school superintendent Larry Hammond said Tuesday that last week one in four students at Roundstone Elementary was absent, a number that jumped early this week. Hammond said...
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September 21, 2009 2:33 PM
A Campbell County school that canceled a football game last Friday after a player was diagnosed with swine flu has now cancelled classes from Tuesday-Thursday this week after this . Bishop Brossart school officials canceled Friday's game at Elizabethtown due to a player having a confirmed case of the illness....
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September 21, 2009 1:31 PM
PARIS (AP) - Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France's largest pharmaceutical company said Monday. In an interview with French daily Le Figaro, Chris Viehbacher said Sanofi-Aventis will be able to produce at...
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September 18, 2009 9:03 AM
Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Friday the influenza activity level in the state has increased from regional to widespread. Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity and indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half the regions in a state, according...
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