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Excerpt daily briefing on swine flu crisis
1. Zoom out of briefing with World Health Organisation spokesman, Dick Thompson, left, and Dr Michael Ryan, WHO Director of Global Alert and Response
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Michael Ryan, WHO Director of Global Alert and Response
"As...
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Health ministry on first confirmed case of swine flu
1. Wide exterior of Italian Health Ministry
2. Plate of Health Ministry
3. Wide of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Maurizio Sacconi, Italian Health Minister:
"The confirmation of the first positive case (of swine flu) gives us the...
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Dr. Bruce Ribner, epidemiologist at Emory University explains why H1N1 swine flu appears to affect children more severely.
HEADLINE: First Person: Why swine flu makes kids sicker
CAPTION: Dr. Bruce Ribner, epidemiologist at Emory University explains why H1N1 swine flu appears to affect children more severely. (Oct. 19)
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Authorities vigilant, days after US declares national emergency
1. Wide exterior of Manila international airport
2. Wide of plane on the tarmac
3. Pan from thermal scanner to passengers at the arrival area
4. Close-up of monitor of scanner
5. Mid of another monitor
6. Screen of monitor
7. Pan of...
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Mexico is preparing for a second wave of swine flu, looking at what worked and what didn't last spring when it banned everything from dining out to attending school in an effort to control the virus
HEADLINE:Mexico swine flu preps
CAPTION: Mexico is preparing for a second wave of swine flu, looking at what worked and what didn't last spring when it banned everything from dining out to attending school in an effort to control the...
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Actors turn out in capital centre to urge audiences to return to theatre
1. Tilt down from Angel of Independence monument to group of actors with banner reading: (Spanish) "Third call...We will continue!"
2. Mid of actresses posing
3. Actors holding placards promoting their plays
4. Mid of actresses posing...
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Second case of swine flu on mainland, quarantined hotels, Changdu airport
Beijing
1. Wide of Home Inn hotel, where man identified only by his surname Lu, who tested positive for swine flu virus, allegedly stayed for three days before travelling to Shandong province, zoom in to police vehicle
2. Security and...
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Health officials confirm first cases of swine flu in Gaza
1. Exterior of Shifa hospital
2. Paramedics in ambulance
3. Hospital official with mask on by window
4. People with masks in hospital ward
5. Medical officials in hospital ward
6. People outside of hospital with masks
7. Mid of hospital...
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Minister visits hospital as part of efforts to reassure public
1. Exterior of Necker Hospital in Paris
2. Close up of hospital sign
3. Close up of hospital window
4. Pan of stocks of protective kits inside hospital storage room including masks and protective suits
5. Health Minster Roselyn Bachelot...
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UN Sec Gen Ban meets WHO chief Chan
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr. Margaret Chan met with pharmaceutical companies in Geneva on Tuesday , to discuss making a vaccine for the new swine flu virus.
Health officials...
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Associated Press reporter Will Weissert details his experience being quarantined in a remote Chinese hotel for seven days. The reason: His flight from Cuba included a layover in Mexico, and China is taking no chances with swine flu.
HEADLINE: First Person: Being quarantined for swine flu
CAPTION: Associated Press reporter Will Weissert details his experience being quarantined in a remote Chinese hotel for seven days. The reason? His flight from Cuba included a...
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Government declares flu epidemic in major cities
1. Various of people wearing face masks in Sofia hospital waiting room
2. Parents with children in hospital
3. Various of baby being tested for flu
4. Boy being tested for flu
5. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Dr. Antonina Korcheva, Chief...
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Maintenance workers wearing masks have scrubbed clean three New York City public schools closed down in the face of a swine flu outbreak that's left an assistant principal hospitalized in critical condition.
HEADLINE: Bloomberg: 3 schools closed; principal ill
CAPTION: Maintenance workers wearing masks have scrubbed clean three New York City public schools closed down in the face of a swine flu outbreak that's left an assistant principal...
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ford swine flu legislation
president ford today signed the long...
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Authorities use holiday to stage 5 day shutdown to slow spread of flu
1. Wide of street with low traffic and few pedestrians
2. Mid of street with light traffic, zoom out
3. Wide of news conference with Mexican Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova
4. Officials wearing masks
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: EgyptÕs pig farmers one year on from flu scare
VOICED: EgyptÕs pig farmers one year on from flu scare
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Brazil Coronavirus-related products big jump in sales
The first case of a person infected with the COVID 19 virus in the Brasilian state of Rio de Janeiro was confirmed on Thursday, raising the total number of cases in the country to eight.
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Germany begins controversial swine flu vaccination
VOICED: Germany begins controversial swine flu vaccination
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Anatomy of a Pandemic
A documentary exploring the swine flu pandemic. Its origins, background history, ideas how it moved from animals to humans, vaccines, and school closures, are each discussed. What is known about the current H1N1 influenza outbreak? How...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Podcasts H1 N1 (Swine Flu)
Listen to this informative podcast from the CDC regarding the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: H1 N1 'Swine Flu' Update
Discusses the latest information on the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009, and the work being done to prepare a vaccine for distribution. Aired Jul. 31, 2009 [13:35]
Other
Reading Through History: The Spanish Influenza
This video offers an overview of the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 that killed millions of people worldwide. [8:45]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Colleges Preparing for Swine Flu
We'll find out what colleges and universities are doing to prepare for outbreaks of swine flu as students return to the classrooms and dorms.