Topic: New York City

Free swine flu vaccinations, posting flu data for NYC, epicenter for earlier US outbreakThe nation's largest school district said Tuesday it will offer free swine flu vaccinations to its 1 million-plus schoolchildren as New York City takes bold steps to avoid becoming ...
The Cayman Islands has confirmed its first case of swine flu in a young patient who recently returned from a trip to New York City. Government medical officer Dr. Kiran Kumar says the patient has been recovering well from the flu since ...
A day after a swine flu outbreak shut down three public schools in New York City, officials said Friday the virus is spreading faster than seasonal flu does, but the symptoms have generally been mild. Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden said the ...
A swine flu mystery: Medical detectives probe why virus ripped through NYC school, then slowedWhen a team of medical detectives from New York City's health department first arrived at a Queens school stricken by swine flu on April 24, the situation looked ...
Twenty-eight students at a private New York City high school have confirmed cases of swine flu and 17 more probably have it, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. City officials sought to distinguish the strain of flu in New York as far less ...

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NYC officials say flu strain that sickened students is same strain as one found in MexicoNYC officials say flu strain that sickened students is same strain as one found in Mexico. Copyright 2009 AP News