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Global Investigative Journalism Conference
Highlights from the 2007 GIJC annual conference

EXTRA! EXTRA!
IRE's guide to some of journalism's best recent investigative work

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Covering the Flu Season

Committee of Concerned Journalists, October 25, 2004

The 2004-2005 flu season is likely to be a hot topic for reporters through the winter and spring. The CDC has a web page devoted to covering the flu season -- www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm.

The CDC's page gives the user links to the "Current U.S. Weekly Flu Report" that discusses the overall impact of the disease this season. It also offers the "Current U.S. Map" that shows how the flu is affecting the nation state-by-state. There is historical data on past seasons and information on International and U.S. flu surveillance.

The flu season became a story in the fall of 2004 when the Centers for Disease Control announced that Chiron Corporation, one of only two suppliers of the flu vaccine, had its license suspended and that none of its supply of vaccine would be available. This effectively halved the amount of vaccine available and created a scare among the public.

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