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Could reach its peak. one big change from previous flu seasons the most typical strain this year has been h1n1. you might remember that because its also known as the swine flu. >> huge in 2009. the water crisis which weve been talking about this weekend in west virginia, hundreds of thousands of people could be without water for days. >> theres concerns it could lead to even more flu cases. [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore,

The fbi is sending several dozen agents to russia to beef up security ahead of the olympics. this comes as there are growing fears about a terror attack on the games in sochi. latest incident came when police discovered four vehicles contained with dead bodies. two of them booby-trapped with powerful bombs. a tactic to lure and then kill police. >> the events of the last 30 days demonstrates that none of this preparation can be used. >> i think the new train stations we have around sochi will be...

Immunity. kids are like a petri dish. preschool, everybody is sniffling, touching each other. you cant tell a kid wash their hands, stay away from another kid so it spreads from one to another. they will cut down on a tremendous amount of flu cases. i applaud this. >> the mandate is applauded. im sure a lot of parents are behind you. can you get the flu from a flu shot? lets go fact or fiction here. >> absolutely not. when they make a flu shot the first thing they do is kill the flu virus. they ...

Dangerous other conditions are blamed for an incident at clevelands hopkins international airport. a plane skidded off a runway. luckily, no one was injured. flu cases fell in the last week. .deaths from the virus are still running above epidemic levels. thats the news. now back to "lockup." due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. indianas pendleton juvenile correctional facility is the end of the line in the juvenile system for kids who have committed serious offenses....

This morning on "world news now," flu fears. as the supply of influenza shots diminishes, there are more fears of the virus spreading as americans head back to work and school. >> the outbreak has hit 47 states as this flu strain keeps people in bed for weeks. its monday, january 14. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good monday morning, everybody. im rob nelson. >> and im sunny hostin in for paula faris. well get to all those precautions and why children seem to be falling victim t...

The vaccine supply is already start to go run low. the fed say its killed 20 children, no count yet how many adults have died. im kelly wright, now back to cavuto on business for the latest headlines, log on to foxnews.com. . >> neil: all right, these arent jobs from the movie outbreak. a triage unit at a pennsylvania hospital, more are going up for treating the latest flu cases and its not just hospitals across america that are feeling rundown. so is the american workplace and now workers are a...

Governor has declared a statewide emergency becoming the first state to declare because of the severe flu outbreak. executive order suspends a state law to let authorities to administer medications that are only 18 years old. this will last now for the next month. good news. that order comes as nearly 20,000 flu cases have been reported in new york state alone. that is more than four times the positive laboratory results that are normally reported all season. >> gregg: the cost of the flu is sho...

We have fox team coverage. rick leventhal in allentown, pennsylvania, where they are dealing with 22 deaths statewide. we begin with jonathan serrie in atlanta, where the cdc released the information. >> some are using the term "epidemic" the cdc avoids the term because each flu season is by nature an epidemic. while it remanes unclear how long this flu season will last and how severe it will become, the federal health officials insist its not too late for americans to protect themselves. >> 47 ...

We thought there was enough but it turns out that may not be the case. >> thats right, heather. in fact most of the vaccine that is available has already been shipped out. that sort of caused a bit of a panic i think through out the country. here hospitals are swamped with the number of flu cases. dc is reporting more than 300 cases so far. that tripled the number for all of last season. maryland and virginia are also seeing widespread levels. that has caused a run on the flu vaccine. doctors of...

Vaccinated. >> reporter: dr. walls for one is hoping people listen. he knows better than anyone the flu haant hit its peak yet. so far this season, this hospital has treated 280 confirmed flu cases. in all of last year, they only had 63. yet this is another hospital where doctors say theyre getting beyond the point of testing every patient. at this point, the focus is treating them. linsey davis, abc news, boston. >> to show you how serious this is getting, the roman catholic churches in the bos...