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"I don't intend to be ordering any 'mission accomplished' signs to hang up behind me on an aircraft carrier or otherwise," [Theresa Oswald] said. "This is an ongoing process."
Manitoba was hit harder than other provinces last spring during the initial outbreak of the H1N1 flu, with the virus striking remote First Nations particularly hard. As of Aug. 31, the province has seen 889 confirmed cases of H1N1 with 327 cases being First Nations or Metis people living both on- and off-reserve. Seven people have died.Manitoba'sw chief medical officer of health, Dr. Joel Kettner, said that, based on the number of HIN1 cases diagnosed in the southern hemisphere's winter season, the outbreak has not been as severe as some feared. "For most people who have got this influenza, it has been a relatively mild disease and they wouldn't know they had an influenza or a flu-like illness any different from what they've had in the past," he said.See the full content of this document
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$47m to Battle H1n1
Money to buy vaccines, add to flu-fighting arsenal
Manitoba's $47-million battle plan against the H1N1 influenza includes recruiting retired nurses and perhaps enlisting pharmacists and paramedics to be on the front lines should the pandemic hit the province with a ven...See the full content of this document
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