HHS Secretary Kathleen Seblieus said Thursday that by Friday the number of doses of H1N1 vaccine in the U.S. will surpass the 100 million mark and urged Americans who had not yet received the vaccine to do so, AFP reports in a second story. "We have a chance to lessen the impact or even prevent a big third wave when flu season really hits, and need to seize that opportunity now," Sebelius said (12/17).

PBS' NewsHour features a documentary examining the science and policy behind the H1N1 pandemic (Suarez, 12/14).

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