WRAPUP 1-Flu pandemic closes schools, vaccine scarce

Nov 3rd, 2009 - Reuters

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WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Swine flu has driven up theprice of horse meat in Mongolia, closed schools acrossAfghanistan and Ukraine and sparked a quarrel over whetherdetainees at a U.S. base in Cuba should be vaccinated.

As infections accelerated across the northern half of theworld, Saudi authorities approved a vaccine ahead of the annualhaj pilgrimage and U.S. members of Congress proposedlegislation to force employers to pay or sick leave.

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