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A nurse holds up a bottle of the vaccine against H1N1 influenza ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:47:10 GMT

(Reuters) - A nurse holds up a bottle of the vaccine against H1N1 influenza at a hospital in Guanajuato November 25, 2009. Guanajuato has received 23,400 doses and will start with the vaccination programme for patients and workers most at risk on November 26. REUTERS/Mario Armas (MEXICO POLITICS HEALTH)

Michael Hindman (L) reacts as the nurse pulls his sleeve up ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:38:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Michael Hindman (L) reacts as the nurse pulls his sleeve up to administer a shot of the H1N1 flu vaccination in Arlington, Texas November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

The French family from Young's Point waits for H1N1 vaccinations, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:39:36 GMT

(Reuters) - The French family from Young's Point waits for H1N1 vaccinations, administered by Peterborough Health Unit, held at a branch of Royal Canadian Legion in rural Lakefield Ontario, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, pilgrims attending ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:34:15 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, pilgrims attending the hajj walk in Mina near Mecca,Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES

A Chinese nurse prepares to inoculate a woman with the swine ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:33:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Chinese nurse prepares to inoculate a woman with the swine flu vaccine at a hospital in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province on November 10. China has discovered eight people with mutated versions of swine flu but drugs are still effective against the new strains, a senior health official told the official Xinhua news agency.(AFP/File)

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, pilgrims attending ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:24:29 GMT

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Pilgrims attending ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:21:48 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets during heavy rains in Mina near Mecca,Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/HO)

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Pilgrims attending ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:20:57 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets during heavy rains in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/HO)

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Pilgrims attending ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:20:35 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets during heavy rains in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/HO)

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, traffic on flooded ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:17:42 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, traffic on flooded streets during heavy rains in Mina near Mecca,Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/HO)

Muslim pilgrims walk through a flooded street after rainstorms ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:36:32 GMT

(AP) - Muslim pilgrims walk through a flooded street after rainstorms in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Men walk through a flooded street after a rainstorms in Jiddah, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:33:46 GMT

(AP) - Men walk through a flooded street after a rainstorms in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A man pushes a car through a flooded street after a rainstorms ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:33:35 GMT

(AP) - A man pushes a car through a flooded street after a rainstorms in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An unidentified Saudi family walk through a flooded street after ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:33:24 GMT

(AP) - An unidentified Saudi family walk through a flooded street after a rainstorm in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Cars are bumper to bumper in a flooded street after a rainstorm ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:32:13 GMT

(AP) - Cars are bumper to bumper in a flooded street after a rainstorm in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A doctor injects a baby the vaccination against H1N1 flu in ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:31:05 GMT

(AP) - A doctor injects a baby the vaccination against H1N1 flu in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Vaccinations against H1N1 flu are available to all French schoolchildren on a voluntary basis starting Nov. 25. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Muslim pilgrims walk through a flooded street after a rainstorms ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:14 GMT

(AP) - Muslim pilgrims walk through a flooded street after a rainstorms in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A doctor injects a baby with a vaccination against H1N1 flu ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:23:59 GMT

(AP) - A doctor injects a baby with a vaccination against H1N1 flu in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Vaccinations against H1N1 flu are available to all French schoolchildren on a voluntary basis starting Nov. 25. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A man walks through a flooded street after a rainstorm in Jiddah, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:38 GMT

(AP) - A man walks through a flooded street after a rainstorm in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Men enter the Arlington Convention Center to receive their H1N1 ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:06:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Men enter the Arlington Convention Center to receive their H1N1 flu vaccinations in Arlington, Texas, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, hand sanitizer and a ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:05:21 GMT

(AP) - In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, hand sanitizer and a digital thermometer are seen at P.H. Glatfelter Co., in York, Pa. P.H. Glatfelter Co., which makes everything from coffee filters and paper for books and envelopes to laminates for countertops, needs about 80 percent of its workforce on site at its factories, says spokesman Michael Springer. So this year Glatfelter began offering flu shots to employees' families, including a thermometer in the free 'wellness pack' workers get and relaxing sick-leave rules for those hit with swine flu. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, hand sanitizer and a ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:27 GMT

In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, photo, hand sanitizer is seen ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

(AP) - In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, photo, hand sanitizer is seen at P.H. Glatfelter Co., in York, Pa. P.H. Glatfelter Co., which makes everything from coffee filters and paper for books and envelopes to laminates for countertops, needs about 80 percent of its workforce on site at its factories, says spokesman Michael Springer. So this year Glatfelter began offering flu shots to employees' families, including a thermometer in the free 'wellness pack' workers get and relaxing sick-leave rules for those hit with swine flu. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Parents queue up with young children to be vaccinated against ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:53:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Parents queue up with young children to be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in paediatric clinic in Paris, November 25, 2009. The French government launched a voluntary vaccination campaign aimed at young children as well as in schools. Some 5.3 million children are concerned by the campaign that will last until December 18. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE HEALTH)

Parents queue up with young children to be vaccinated against ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:51:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Parents queue up with young children to be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in a paediatric clinic in Paris, November 25, 2009. The French government launched a voluntary vaccination campaign aimed at young children as well as in schools. Some 5.3 million children are concerned by the campaign that will last until December 18. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE HEALTH)

A child is vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in a paediatric ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:50:49 GMT

(Reuters) - A child is vaccinated against the H1N1 virus in a paediatric clinic in Paris, November 25, 2009. The French government launched a voluntary vaccination campaign aimed at young children as well as in schools. Some 5.3 million children are concerned by the campaign that will last until December 18. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE HEALTH)

Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets during heavy ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:46:22 GMT

(AP) - Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets during heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo)

Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets after heavy ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:35:45 GMT

(AP) - Pilgrims attending the hajj walk on flooded streets after heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo)

Pilgrims attending the hajj shelter from heavy rains in Mecca, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:31:35 GMT

(AP) - Pilgrims attending the hajj shelter from heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo)

Pilgrims attending the hajj shelter from heavy rains in Mecca, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:13 GMT

A pilgrim attending the hajj speaks on a mobile phone amidst ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:22:51 GMT

(AP) - A pilgrim attending the hajj speaks on a mobile phone amidst heavy rains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites and added an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of swine flu. (AP Photo)

Interactive graphic on the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, ...

(AFP iactiv) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:44:28 GMT

(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, in which two million faithful retrace the journey through the Mina valley made by the Prophet Mohammed more than 1,400 years ago.(AFP iactiv)

Muslim pilgrims run for cover as heavy rain streams down a road ...

(AFP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:44:28 GMT

(AFP) - Muslim pilgrims run for cover as heavy rain streams down a road in the holy city of Mecca. The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage has begun but was overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims amassed at the holy city of Mecca for the hajj.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)

VIDEO: The Islamic hajj pilgrimage this year peaks from November ...

(AFPTV) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:44:28 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: The Islamic hajj pilgrimage this year peaks from November 25-29, coinciding with the height of a global alert over swine flu. Of the 6,000 Muslim faithful in Jordan preparing their journey, few have been vaccinated against the strain. Duration: 1:40(AFPTV/A. Hybels, D. Belaid)

Muslim pilgrims wait to move from Mecca to Mina. The world's ...

(AFP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:44:28 GMT

(AFP) - Muslim pilgrims wait to move from Mecca to Mina. The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage has begun but was overshadowed by the swine flu pandemic as 2.5 million Muslims massed at the holy city of Mecca for the hajj.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)

A woman disinfects the interior of a subway carriage in Vienna ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:42:32 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman disinfects the interior of a subway carriage in Vienna November 25, 2009. The pandemic virus H1N1, a mixture of swine, bird and human viruses, has killed at least 6,770 people globally, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Most people suffer mild symptoms such as aches or fever, but recover without special treatment, it says. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A nurse prepares a syringe with the A(H1N1) flu vaccine. Health ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:12:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - A nurse prepares a syringe with the A(H1N1) flu vaccine. Health Minister Marzieh Vahid said there have been 3,672 cases of swine flu across Iran.(AFP/File/Cesar Manso)

National Councillor Doris Fiala receives a vaccination during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:02:11 GMT

(Reuters) - National Councillor Doris Fiala receives a vaccination during a H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination session for members of the national parliament, during the winter parliament session in Bern, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer

A market vendor sits in front of a large pile of sacks containing ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:17 GMT

(Reuters) - A market vendor sits in front of a large pile of sacks containing garlic at an outdoor food market in Beijing November 25, 2009. The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungence to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best performing asset this year. The trigger for the bull run, according to Morgan Stanley economists, may have been the idea that the potent bulb can help ward of the H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A market vendor, wearing a face mask, stands in front of a large ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:31:21 GMT

(Reuters) - A market vendor, wearing a face mask, stands in front of a large pile of sacks containing garlic at an outdoor food market in Beijing November 25, 2009. The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungence to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best performing asset this year. The trigger for the bull run, according to Morgan Stanley economists, may have been the idea that the potent bulb can help ward of the H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A market vendor, wearing a face mask, stands in front of a large ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:30:16 GMT

Market vendors wait for customers in front of piles of sacks ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:29:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Market vendors wait for customers in front of piles of sacks containing garlic at an outdoor food market in Beijing November 25, 2009. The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungence to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best performing asset this year. The trigger for the bull run, according to Morgan Stanley economists, may have been the idea that the potent bulb can help ward of the H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Workers unload a truck stacked with sacks of garlic at an outdoor ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:21:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Workers unload a truck stacked with sacks of garlic at an outdoor food market in Beijing November 25, 2009. The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungence to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best performing asset this year. The trigger for the bull run, according to Morgan Stanley economists, may have been the idea that the potent bulb can help ward of the H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Workers unload a truck stacked with sacks of garlic at an outdoor ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:15:22 GMT

Sun An, originally from Korea, covers her face with a tissue, ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:17:09 GMT

(AP) - Sun An, originally from Korea, covers her face with a tissue, as a precaution against the Swine Flu virus, as she waits for her incoming sister arriving from Korea at the Bradley Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Swine flu shots are advertised outside of Airport MD at Miami ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:35:56 GMT

(AP) - Swine flu shots are advertised outside of Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Nurse Marcel Giguere, right, gives a swine flu shot to Yoanet ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:35:42 GMT

(AP) - Nurse Marcel Giguere, right, gives a swine flu shot to Yoanet Ramirez of Miami, left, at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Swine flu shots are advertised at Airport MD at Miami International ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:35:06 GMT

(AP) - Swine flu shots are advertised at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Nurse Marcel Giguere, right, gives a swine flu shot to Sandra ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:34:31 GMT

(AP) - Nurse Marcel Giguere, right, gives a swine flu shot to Sandra Ghisays of Miami, left, at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Ghisays was at the airport to drop off a friend who was traveling. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:32:42 GMT

(AP) - A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest bump in early seasonal flu cases, according to reports from the past few years. But this, of course, is not a typical year. Swine flu is a new virus that accounts for nearly all flu cases right now. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)