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Enough vaccine because you want to have enough vaccine at every place in the distribution system. i do expect we will be discarding a lot of vaccine at the end of this season. i think thats better than running out. >> the next flu vaccine due out in late summer will combine h1n1 and seasonal flu strains in a single shot. in the meantime, with tens of millions of doses of 2009 h1n1 vaccine available, public health officials are urging americans not to wait until the next major outbreak before the...

Centers for disease control and prevention note a recent uptick in cases in the southeastern united states. the cdc is bizzing planning for the 2010 season. >> spring break, thats when we had a lot of problems last year. we have lots of international travelers. the southern hemisphere may be gearing up for their season. >> over the past year h1n1 claimed estimated 12,000 lives in the u.s. thats one third the average number of americans who do i each year from seasonal flu. but experts say its wh...

Like 13,000 rounds of ammunition. so that is the kind of fire power now, shep, that the mexican military is up against. its tough. >> shepard: obviously. we hear most of what is happening about the border but this isnt isolated toker that i cant. >> it isnt isolated to texas at all it the the way along that border. new mexico where the governor, bill richardson today announced is he sending in the national guard. listen. >> i do believe we need a permanent presence more border patrol, more natio...

>> shepard: all right. well, thats good news. gerri willis from the biz. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> shepard: we learned fewer people filed for jobless benefits last week. the number of newly unemployed americans filing for first time for claims benefits dropped by 6,000. thats according to the u.s. labor department, which reports the total number of americans getting jobless benefits also fell. on "the today show," the treasury secretary tim geithner said that the obama administration remains...

Vulnerable and the ones to watch if republicans are to knock them off and get back the majority. the pendulum swings the other way. shep? >> shepard: very interesting. carl cameron at the big board live in washington. karl, thanks. president obama says if republicans want to campaign on a promise of repealing the new health care law, go for it. and thats a quote. the president took another road trip today to tell americans what the reforms mean for them. this time visiting portland, maine. and h...

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