The Swine Flu Facts

LiveScience.com reports:
 
There will be about 1,700 U.S. cases of the new H1N1 flu, aka “swine flu,” in the next four weeks under a worst-case scenario, according to a research team’s new simulations. 
And a second team working independently, about 200 miles away, on exactly the same question came up with a similar forecast.
 
As of Thursday, there [...]

Associated Press reports: 
 
MEXICO CITY – A top Mexican medical officer accused the World Health Organization of being slow to respond to the country’s warning about a health crisis that turned into a global swine flu scare. The WHO disputed the claim.
Hong Kong’s leader said Friday the territory has a confirmed case of swine flu, Asia’s first. Besides Mexico and [...]

U.S. scientists hope to have a key ingredient for a swine flu vaccine ready in early May, but tell The Associated Press that the novel virus grows slowly in eggs — the chief way flu vaccines are made.