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NY Declares Swine Flu Emergency

Measure allows dentists, pharmacists to help vaccinate

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(Newser) – A surge in swine flu cases in New York state prompted Gov. David Paterson to declare a state of emergency yesterday. The move expands the categories of health care professionals who can administer the H1N1 vaccine, once a lot of it is available, to include dentists, pharmacists, podiatrists. While the state has seen 75 swine flu deaths since April, Paterson stressed that the order should be no cause for panic, CNN reports.

Nine other states have taken, or are about to take, similar moves, the New York Times reports. .

Eva Graziano of the Albany County Department of Health refrigerates swine flu vaccine in Albany, N.Y..
Eva Graziano of the Albany County Department of Health refrigerates swine flu vaccine in Albany, N.Y..   (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Pharmacy worker Victor Galindez holds nasal spray doses of the H1N1/swine flu vaccine for the media at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Pharmacy worker Victor Galindez holds nasal spray doses of the H1N1/swine flu vaccine for the media at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx borough of New York City.   (Getty Images)
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Oct 30, 09 10:14 AM CDT
ok limbaugh, separate the wheat from the chaff. let's all hear your rants on this one. since this is the night before all hallows eve, will you don a mask to dispel the evil sprits of the swine flu and aids conspiracy? for your info limp, the masks only prevent the infected from infecting. and they do nothing to hamper the spread of aids Reply
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