U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News: "Sebelius said that eventually there will be enough supplies 'for everyone.' 'We do have a vaccine that works,' she said" (Reinberg, 10/26).The Associated Press/ABC News: "Sebelius said she could not predict how widespread the virus will be. Roughly a thousand people have died from it in the United States. But she also said officials do not believe there is any cause to close down schools and cease other daily activities. ... Dr. Anne Schuchat, who heads the Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said it's hard to predict how long the H1N1 wave will continue, so even getting vaccinated a few months from now ” when vaccine supplies are more plentiful ” won't be too late" (10/27).

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