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CDC gives priority to certain groups for swine flu vaccine

latimes.com
Jul. 30, 2009
Pregnant women, children and healthcare workers are among those recommended for inoculation, an advisory committee says. The vaccine is expected to be available by the end of October. Pregnant women, parents and caretakers of young children, all healthcare workers, people between the ages of 6...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch