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Politics : Swine Flu

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To: E. Charters who wrote (190)	5/17/2009 9:06:57 PM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (1) of 463

Assistant principal is 1st NYC swine flu death By KAREN MATTHEWS – 50 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — A hospital official says a school assistant principal has become the first New York City death linked to the swine flu virus. Flushing Hospital Medical Center spokesman Andrew Rubin says Mitchell Wiener of Intermediate School 238 died Sunday evening. Wiener had been hospitalized and on a ventilator. The city's first outbreak of swine flu occurred three weeks ago, when about 700 students and 300 other people associated with a Catholic high school in Queens began falling ill following the return of several students from vacations in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. NEW YORK (AP) — Five more New York City schools are closing because of swine flu, bringing the current total to 11. Health officials say four public schools and one Catholic school will close Monday for up to five school days. The schools are in Queens. Each of them had students with flu-like illnesses last week. Three of the public schools are in the same building. Six other schools were closed over the last few days after hundreds of students became ill with suspected swine flu symptoms. An assistant principal at one school remains critically ill. The city's first outbreak of swine flu occurred three weeks ago, when about 700 students and 300 other people associated with a Catholic high school in Queens began falling ill following the return of several students from vacations in Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak. google.com --------------------------------------------------------- A very sad story. Condolences to his family. They were told last night that his condition had stabilized and he had improved.

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