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Swine flu might not be 'super-contagious'

Swine flu may not be super-contagious. U.S. and British researchers say it's less contagious than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, such as flu pandemics in 1957 and 1968.

Individual odds of catching it if a family member in the home has it are about one in eight, although children are twice as susceptible.

The research is in the New England Journal of Medicine.

WKYC

The cost of the swine 'flu scare

How irksome, at a time when our national debt is rising by £5,000 a second, to learn that the Government has squandered a billion pounds on swine ‘flu vaccines. Having stockpiled 132 million doses, it is now giving the stuff away. Good news for Big Pharma, bad news for everyone else.

Telegraph

Britain to close swine flu unit as pandemic fades

Britain, which was the hardest hit country in Europe by the A(H1N1) virus, will "stand down" the National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) from next Thursday, February 11, said Health Minister Gillian Merron

Terradaily

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The men who made a killing out of swine flu while we wasted £1bn and were exposed to harmful drugs
By TOM RAWSTORNE Mail

Cleveland arena removes drinking fountains

CLEVELAND (AP) — The home of the Cleveland Cavaliers says it has removed drinking water fountains to prevent the spread of bacteria and illnesses, such as swine flu.
Fans who want a drink of water can get a small cup free at Quicken Loans Arena concession counters or pay $4 for bottled water.

Team spokesman Tad Carper says the fountains were removed in November. He says the team takes advice on such health matters from the National Basketball Association and the International Association of Assembly Managers.

But officials from both organizations say they are not recommending that drinking fountains be removed.

USAToday