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Different brands and types of vaccines are approved for different age groups.

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Next year the vaccinations against seasonal flu and H1N1 will be combined.

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WHO and its defenders respond to criticism of the organization’s handling of the H1N1 pandemic.

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In a flu pandemic, public health officials have to convince people that the illness is a serious health threat, and that the vaccine is safe.

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Here’s a quick tour of drug and vaccine news from around the globe:

Swine-flu shots are going begging in Germany, and the government is selling some of its vaccine on the foreign market, NPR’s Shots blog notes. Only 5% of the overall population and 15% of doctors have gone to the trouble of getting vaccinated. It’s one of a few European countries where demand for the vaccine has been low.

The CDC put out new estimates today on the first six months of the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic in the U.S. A few quick numbers: 22 million cases, 98,000 hospitalizations, 3,900 deaths.

So what do those numbers mean?

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are among several large New York City employers that got doses of the H1N1 vaccine, which remains in short supply. WSJ’s Betsy Mckay discusses Wall Street’s latest public relations nightmare on The News Hub.

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With unemployment hitting new highs, WSJ’s Jonathan Weisman explains how this is putting pressure on President Obama to create more jobs. Plus, an uproar over swine flu vaccines for Wall Street firms. WSJ’s Betsy McKay reports, in the News Hub.

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Should companies be allowed to buy large quantities of medicine like Tamiflu to have on hand in case their employees develop the H1N1 flu virus? Not according to the law in South Korea, where it’s illegal for non-medical professionals to purchase big lots of drugs. Punishment is up to five years in prison.