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CDC says flu outbreak widespread, too early to determine severity

August 15, 2013Health & Medicine

Vaccination and prevention will play a vital role in battling the 2013 influenza outbreak in the United States. But the CDC says determining the severity of the outbreak and forecasting how long it will last will be difficult.

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