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Swine Flu Now at Global Pandemic Level
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The World Health Organization Thursday raised the threat alert for the swine flu H1N1 virus to its highest level, making it an official pandemic. This is the first global influenza epidemic in more than 40 years. VOA's Melinda Smith explains what this means.
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Swine Flu Now at Global Pandemic Level
Description:
The World Health Organization Thursday raised the threat alert for the swine flu H1N1 virus to its highest level, making it an official pandemic. This is the first global influenza epidemic in more than 40 years. VOA's Melinda Smith explains what this means.
Author:
VOAvideo
Tags:
a-h1n1, h1n1, influenza, world, health, organization, who, alert, level, Chan, virus, vaccine, smith, voa, news,
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