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    Swine Flu: Mixed Messages and Public Anxiety

    Two weeks ago, swine flu vaccination was derided on television talk shows, and polls showed a lack of public interest. Then supplies began to run out. Even before the President declared an Emergency last Saturday, lines were forming. Now the government is counseling Americans not to panic. Why is there a lack of supply?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Two weeks ago, swine flu vaccination was derided on television talk shows, and polls showed a lack of public interest. Then supplies began to run out. Even before the President declared an Emergency last Saturday, lines were forming. Now the government is counseling Americans not to panic. Why is there a lack of supply? Is that what's behind the increased demand? Who really needs the vaccine? Is the risk from the H1N1 virus being blown all out of proportion?

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    2 of 3
    Swine Flu: Mixed Messages and Public Anxiety
    1. 0:00CIA Pays Hamid Karzai's Brother, Says New York Times
    2. 7:42Swine Flu: Mixed Messages and Public AnxietyYou’re reading this
    3. 43:23Legalization of Marijuana Gets a Hearing in Sacramento
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