NIH holds flu preparedness summit in Maryland
Dr. Thomas Frieden, director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks during the National Institute of Health's H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 9, 2009. Health leaders are predicting and preparing for a particularly bad flu season. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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