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...fending off critics who questioned whether the international agency overreacted. "We know that we are seeing things change on an almost daily basis," said Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's interim director for health, safety and the environment. "It is still a confusing situation." (See pictures as the swine flu hit Mexico...
...pictures of soccer in the time of swine...
Fear thrives on uncertainty, and the current swine-flu virus has left health officials pondering crucial, unanswered questions: How easily is the virus transmitted between people? Why does it seem to be more lethal in Mexico than elsewhere? Can it be stopped? How long will it take to develop a vaccine...
Harvard will not restrict international travel—including trips to Mexico—in response to the Swine Flu epidemic, University leaders decided last week. “This is a contingent decision, that is, it can change depending on information about events yet to occur,” wrote Vice Provost for International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez in an e-mailed statement. “But, given the near end of the academic year, it seemed sensible to reach this decision explicitly.” In the past week, several other colleges and universities, including Yale, have announced...
Americans’ concerns about catching the H1N1 swine flu have decreased substantially over the past week, though more people have been taking action to protect themselves, according to a Harvard School of Public Health survey released Friday. The survey, conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at HSPH, is the first comprehensive nation-wide survey that polls the reactions, beliefs, level of alarm about the outbreak. Results were announced through the Center for Disease Control, which funds the survey, as part of the CDC’s daily update on swine flu. This is the second HSPH survey...