Via Reuters, Maggie Fox writes: U.S. government faces no-win fight with flu. Excerpt:First came the jibes about the U.S. government rushing out an untested swine flu vaccine. Now, critics say it is not fast enough.  "The premise that 'you...

Via the Washington Post: Spreading swine flu. Excerpt:A study of Air Force cadets who came down with the flu this summer found that a significant proportion of them were still "shedding" virus more than 24 hours after their fever and other...

Swine flu is spreading more quickly in the U.S. Southeast, where schools started back earlier than in other areas after the summer break, a U.S. health official said on Wednesday.

Health authorities across Europe are bracing for a third of their populations to become infected with the new swine flu virus this autumn, but do not plan to close schools or take other drastic measures to stop it.

Via Reuters: U.S. discourages quick school closure for swine flu. Excerpt: New U.S. guidelines for the pandemic of H1N1 swine flu released on Friday discourage the early closure of schools, unless the virus becomes worse.  "We know now...