Dia de Los Ninos celebration at Grande Communications Stadium
Q-108 disc jockey Alberto Trujillo hands balloons to Cassandra Zamarripa five and Kiara Arias nine during the Dia De Los Ninos event at Grande Communications Stadium in Midland. Odessa American photo by Cindera Nealy.
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Fiesta Amid Swine Flu Precautions At West Texas Fiesta
The West Texas fiesta keeps crowding with hand sanitizer stations and outdoor rides to comply with health department requests. Organizers say attendance may dip but safety remains a priority while Odessa residents weigh precautions. Fort Worth warns large outdoor events canceled to curb spread as officials monitor swine flu risks.
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U S Sends Antiviral Drugs to Mexico to Fight Flu
The United States will buy 13 million treatment courses to replenish the strategic stockpile and aid the swine flu response. On Thursday the U S began sending 400,000 courses to Mexico. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced about 251 million dollars to replace 11 million courses provided to states recently.
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Doctors Speak Out About Swine Flu Return
Joe Griffith visits a health clinic for sore throat and headache amid swine flu concerns. Dr. Richard Bartlett says the flu is highly contagious and urges medical evaluation for fever or body aches. Texas Tech physician Spellman notes rapid tests, vaccines, and herd immunity concepts while authorities monitor cases. Bartlett warns mask use if exposure, and stresses staying home and washing hands to prevent spread.
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Swine flu cases top 100 as schools close nationwide
U S health officials said swine flu cases in the United States surpassed 100 with hundreds of schools shuttered. The outbreak reached more than a dozen states and touched the White House as an aide to Energy Secretary Chu fell ill while assisting Obama’s Mexico trip. the aide did not fly on Air Force One and posed no risk to the president. One Mexican toddler death related to the outbreak was reported here.
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