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...first U.S. death from the outbreak occurred in Texas on Monday night when an infant from Mexico City travelling to the U.S. with family died. In response to the spread of the virus, the World Health Organization declared a Phase 5 outbreak, the second-highest on its threat scale. At Harvard, Provost Steven E. Hyman and the Director of Harvard University Health Services David S. Rosenthal ’59 sent out a community advisory yesterday, informing students via e-mail that there were two confirmed cases of swine flu in Lowell, Mass. In the e-mail they urged anyone...
...Economists, however, warn that exports are still greatly reduced from levels seen a year ago, so the improving statistics don't necessarily herald a full-scale economic revival. Japan's March exports to the U.S., for example, were less than half the amount sold a year earlier. Société Générale's Maguire says that he is encouraged by the recent figures, but not enough to drastically alter his outlook on Asia's overall growth. "We've definitely seen the low, the worst of the collapse of demand," says Maguire, "but we shouldn...
...only agency that possesses the virus needed to make a vaccine, says it is still "looking very intently" at a swine flu vaccine, but it has not yet given the green light to scale up production. In the event that it does, either in response to the current outbreak or down the road when the next pig-to-people flu causes massive illness, they may have better ways than they did in '76 to battle...
...answering her question, instead speaking at length about handling adversity in the job market and remaining hopeful. Still, Dinkic’s message was largely appreciated. “It’s a tough economic situation so it’s difficult to do things on a larger scale,” Rupert said in response to the awkward exchange. “But it’s important to plant the seeds.” For his part, Dinkic said he was happy to share his time and opinions with the United States, which he called...
...He’s done so many things. It’s ridiculous.” After graduating from medical school at the age of 22, Zucker went on to earn a law degree, realizing that he would be able to save more lives on a policy scale than from inside a hospital. “You need a balance,” he said, emphasizing the need to seek intellectual stimulation in one’s career. “You need to keep some sense of excitement...