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August 25, 2009

Panel: Swine Flu Could Infect Half the US
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A White House panel is warning the swine flu could soon infect half the
US population. In a new report, the President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology says although most cases will be mild, up to
90,000 people could die, and up to 1.8 million could require medical
attention. An estimated 300,000 people could require hospitalization in
intensive care. Officials say the figures don’t mark a prediction but a
“plausible scenario.”



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