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Warsaw Business Journal: Calm and unvaccinated Despite a serious outbreak of swine flu in neighboring Ukraine, the Polish government played it cool last week. Polish Health Minister Ewa Kopacz announced that she was not planning to stock up on swine-flu vaccine until it had been properly tested. Read the story here.
Nov 10, 2009 at 23:11
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Ukrainian women protest flu panic wearing only surgical masks A Ukrainian women's group, FEMEN, took to the streets of Kyiv on November 9 to protest what they see as swine-flu hysteria. The group is accusing politicians of using the outbreak to create fear ahead of the country's January 17 presidential election. Read the story here.
Nov 10, 2009 at 23:05
Euronews: A million Ukrainians hit by swine flu The latest swine flu figures from Ukraine say more than a million people have been affected by the virus, and that number could rise dramatically. As many as 174 people have now died from the flu and President Viktor Yushchenko has warned of a second wave of infections. Read the story here.
Nov 10, 2009 at 22:51
Agency France-Press: A million infected in Ukraine flu epidemic Ukraine's epidemic of flu and acute respiratory disorders has now affected more than a million people, the country's deputy health minister said on Tuesday.
Nov 10, 2009 at 19:53