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Residents in small Mexican town believe their community is ground zero for swine flu epidemic
HEADLINE: Swine flu's ground zero, patient zero?
CAPTION: Residents in small Mexican town believe their community is ground zero for swine flu epidemic. (April 29))
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Residents of this hillside Mexican village of...
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La Clinica is training health care workers at its 26 Northern California clinics on how to use the N95 hooded masks to protect themselves from possible exposure to the swine flu virus
First Person: Protecting workers from swine flu
La Clinica is training health care workers at its 26 Northern California clinics on how to use the N95 hooded masks to protect themselves from possible exposure to the swine flu...
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School across Texas closed as fears of swine flu spread across the state. Officials have also cancelled all high school sporting events through May 11.
HEADLINE: Texas schools shutter as swine flu cases surface
CAPTION: School across Texas closed as fears of swine flu spread across the state. Officials have also cancelled all high school sporting events through May 11. (April 29)
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The number of school closures related to the swine flu outbreak is growing. Wednesday night, the Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas announced it was closing its 140 schools, with about 80,000 students, through at least May 8.
HEADLINE: Fort Worth closes schools due to swine flu
CAPTION: The number of school closures related to the swine flu outbreak is growing. Wednesday night, the Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas announced it was closing...
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Mexico reveals package to revive economy and tourism
1. Wide exterior of Mexico City Cathedral
2. Mexican flag flying outside cathedral
3. Set up shot of US tourists walking in downtown Mexico City
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Parker (no last name given), US tourist:
"I think that I could...
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First case of swine flu involves visiting US boy
1. Exterior of Department of Health building, Pretoria
2. Fidel Hadebe, Spokesperson for the Department of Health sitting down
3. Close up of Hadebe's hands
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Fidel Hadebe, Spokesperson for the Department of...
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Gvt aims to vaccinate 10 million people against swine flu within a year
1. South Korea's Health and Welfare Minister Jeon Jae-hee entering briefing room
2. Close-up of reporters
3. Wide of reporters
4. Close-up of computer screen
5. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Jeon Jae-hee, Health and Welfare Minister:
"On...
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Quarantined hotels in HK and China, WHO comment
Beijing, 4 May 2009
1. Pan from sign reading: "Guomen Hotel" to wide of hotel where Mexican nationals are currently being quarantined on outskirts of Beijing
2. Guards patrolling hotel with face masks on
3. Mid of guards patrolling
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WRAP Australia begins world's 1st human trials of vaccine; ADDS UK, EU on situation
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Adelaide, Australia
1. Tilt down of Royal Adelaide Hospital to entrance
2. Wide of Royal Adelaide Hospital sign
3. Close up Flu Clinic sign
4. Various close ups of vaccine boxes and bottles
5. Various of...
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With the outbreak of the swine flu, there is some concern about consuming pork products. But, pig farmers in Iowa say they are taking every precaution to make sure the swine herd in the United States does not become contaminated.
HEADLINE: First Person: Iowa pig farmers taking precautions
CAPTION: With the outbreak of the swine flu, there is some concern about consuming pork products. But, pig farmers in Iowa say they are taking every precaution to make sure the...
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Ex CDC head: We're at the beginning of virus 'storm'
The former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday warned the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. will "get worse before it gets better."
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Trump: Vaccine to Be Given Widely as Early as October
Sep.16 -- President Donald Trump says a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed widely to the public as early as October, contradicting statements by some of his top health officials that ranged from the end of March to the end of 2021....
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Restaurants and other businesses reopen after swine flu
1. Various of traffic on street
2. Various of people getting on buses, many wearing masks
3. Mid of newspaper seller
4. Close of newspaper
5. Various of people buying and eating "tamales"
6. People leaving subway station
7. SOUNDBITE...
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says federal officials recognize that dealing with the spread of the swine flu virus will be 'a marathon, not a sprint.'
HEADLINE: Napolitano: 'ultimate scope' of outbreak unknown
CAPTION: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says federal officials recognize that dealing with the spread of the swine flu virus will be 'a marathon, not a sprint.'...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that the swine flu virus had turned out to be milder than initially feared
HEADLINE: Official: Swine flu 'milder' than expected
CAPTION: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that the swine flu virus had turned out to be milder than initially feared. As a result, the government...
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China and Taiwan delegations at WHO conference, comment
1. Exterior of venue for World Health Organisation annual meeting
2. Delegates enter building
3. Dr Yeh Ching-chuan, Taiwanese Health Minister, enters building
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dr Yeh Ching-chuan, Taiwanese Health...
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WHO news conference with latest on flu
1. Wide of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gregory Hartl, World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson:
"As of 14:20 GMT, that's about 45 minutes ago, we had 11 countries officially reporting 331 cases of influenza H1N1...
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Guatemala confirms first case of swine flu; Peru health min promotes measures.
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1. Various of people wearing masks at San Juan de Dios Hospital
2. Pan to Celso Cerezo, Guatemalan Health Secretary, speaking at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Celso Cerezo, Guatemalan Health...
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South Korea confirms first swine flu case
Seoul, South Korea, May 2, 2009
1. Pan of chief of the state disease control centre Lee Jong-koo walking in for news briefing
2. Mid of reporters
3. Wide of briefing
4. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jong-koo, Chief of the State Disease...
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Several hurt as clashes erupt over pig slaughter
1. Mid of police line during protest, zoom out to wide of scene of clashes
2. Close-up of blood stain on ground
3. Mid of police arresting protester
4. Police truck at scene
5. Wide of police on roadside
6. Mid of injured being...
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The principal of the Catholic high school where 45 students were sickened with swine flu says the school is on track to reopen Monday and parents should feel comfortable sending healthy kids back to class. St. Francis Preparatory School was closed all this week
HEADLINE: Queens school linked to swine flu to reopen
CAPTION: The principal of the Catholic high school where 45 students were sickened with swine flu says the school is on track to reopen Monday and parents should feel comfortable...
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Child in hospital after Mexico trip, one of 5 swine flu cases in Italy
1. Panoramic view of Rome skyline
2. Entrance to "Bambino Gesu" paediatric hospital
3. Hospital plate reading: (Italian) "Paediatric hospital, Bambino Gesu"
4. Hospital entrance with doctors and people coming and going
5. SOUNDBITE...
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World Health Organization on Saturday raised its tally of human cases of swine flu and confirmed more deaths related to the outbreak
HEADLINE: WHO raises tally of swine flu cases
CAPTION: During its daily briefing on the swine flu crisis, the World Health Organization on Saturday raised its tally of human cases of swine flu and confirmed more deaths related to the...
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The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed the state's first case of swine flu on Thursday, leading school officials to keep a central Minnesota middle school closed through Tuesday.
HEADLINE: Minnesota town refuses to freeze for swine flu
CAPTION: The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed the state's first case of swine flu on Thursday, leading school officials to keep a central Minnesota middle school closed...