CDC says U.S. making progress on swine flu vaccine

 06.11.2009 14:01   reuters.com

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1 vaccine to state health departments and urged people frustrated by long lines and scarce supply not to give up. &l fef t;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/healthNews?i=IxAwuMk-rwE:X11VyNxkLq4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0">

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