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The FDA is cracking down on Web sites selling fake Tamiflu and other H1N1 flu drugs. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with msnbc.com's Bob Sullivan about how to tell real medicines from fake ones.

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As officials cope with unprecedented demand for seasonal flu vaccine, they're also promising the H1N1 shot will becoming to a doctor's office near you. When will the shots be available? Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with Dr. Melvin Kohn with the Oregon Public Health Division. 

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New York health care workers are asking a state supreme court to block a rule which would force them to get vaccinated for seasonal and swine flu. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with Terence Kindlow who represents three health care workers and msnbc.com columnist Art Caplan, Ph.D.

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Swine flu has struck pregnant women especially hard, raising concerns about the health of mother and child. The latest numbers show 28 pregnant women with swine flu have died, with 100 hospitalized in intensive care.

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Health care workers in Memphis and Indianapolis are among the first Americans to be inoculated against swine flu. How are doctors reassuring people that the shots are safe? Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with an ER doctor receiving the nasal spray vaccine and an infectious disease specialist. 

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The CDC issued new recommendations Wednesday, saying some people should be getting yet another vaccine to protect themselves from the risks of H1N1. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with infectious diseases expert Dr. Frank Esper about the risks from a secondary infection.

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Swine flu is in full swing in some parts of the country, but not all. Where are the hot spots? Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with two doctors on the frontlines in the swine flu fight.

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School nurses around the country are already busy taking temperatures and taking extra precautions to prevent a flu outbreak. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports.

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City Hall in Birmingham, Ala. shut down because one employee was sick with swine flu, even though doctors say the H1N1 virus is no worse than seasonal flu. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with Dr. Tamara Kuittinen about whether we're overreacting to swine flu.

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Some parents are skeptical about vaccinating their children against swine flu. Why are they worried? Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with a panel of experts.

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Experts are now saying one swine flu shot will be enough to protect against the H1N1 virus. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci about when the vaccine will be available.

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Despite fears over H1N1, the seasonal flu is expected to hit this year, so the government is urging Americans to get vaccinated. Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks with infectious diseases expert Dr. Bill Schaffner.

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The CDC says that antiviral drugs like Tamiflu don't prevent someone from getting swine flu. How should it be treated? Dr. Nancy Snyderman gets an update on the H1N1 vaccine trials from infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci.

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Starting a new school year is stressful enough, but now there's the added worry that your kids could be walking into ground zero for swine flu. What can parents and schools do to ease these concerns.

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