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Poll shows worry about swine flu shot persists

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans who were worried about the safety of the swine flu vaccine are still worried and it may not be easy to convince them to get themselves or their children vaccinated, researchers said on Tuesday.About 60 percent of parents ...

U.S. poll shows worry about swine flu shot persists

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans who were worried about the safety of the swine flu vaccine are still worried and it may not be easy to convince them to get themselves or their children vaccinated, researchers said on Tuesday.About 60 percent of parents ...
AP Poll: Americans divided over health care bills; fine print on costs worries many peopleIt's the cost, Mr. President. Americans are worried about hidden costs in the fine print of health care overhaul legislation, an Associated Press poll says. That's ...
AP Poll: Opposition to health care overhaul drops, but Americans remain divided over plansThe fever has broken. The patient is out of intensive care. But if you're President Barack Obama, you can't stop pacing the waiting room. Health care overhaul ...
AP Poll: Opposition to health care overhaul drops, but Americans remain divided over plansThe fever has broken. The patient is out of intensive care. But if you're President Barack Obama, you can't stop pacing the waiting room. Health care overhaul ...
Harvard study: Businesses, including food industry, unprepared for possible swine flu outbreakMany American businesses are unprepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of swine flu, according to a Harvard School of P
Thanks to swine flu, there's a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.About one in 10 Americans have stopped hugging and kissing close friends or relatives because of concerns about swine flu, according to a survey released Friday ...
Harvard poll: Most know of peanut recalls, but many wrong on products and doubt safeguardsMost Americans know about a peanut-based national salmonella outbreak but many are wrong about what products are involved and few have confidence in food safeguards,
Nearly one-fourth of people in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina would refuse to evacuate for a storm if told to, a survey released Wednesday by Harvard University found.Even after their experience with the hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the