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Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy
Hillsborough, North Carolina - March 10th 2009
1. Various of 7 year old Ryan Cassada playing catch with his father, Mark
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rhonda Cassada, mother of Ryan Cassada
"He turned red and was itching all over his ears...
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CLEAN : French carmaker PSA assembles medical respirators to fight COVID-19
At its Poissy (Yvelines) site just outside Paris, French car manufacturing group PSA is contributing to the fight against coronavirus by assembling the 'heart' of the respirators which will be used in hospitals for patients with...
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First flu death in Mexico shows why virus has been so difficult to contain
1. Various exterior shots of hospital, where Mexico's first victim of swine flu, Adela Maria Gutierrez, died
2 Doctors in hospital emergency room
3. Woman inside emergency room suspected of having swine flu
4. Doctor checking another...
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WRAP UN chief Ban and WHO chief Chan ADDS meeting, US presser
Drug manufacturers will not be able to start making a swine flu vaccine until mid-July at the earliest, months later than previous predictions, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
The disclosure that making a swine flu...
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CLEAN : Israeli firm monitors sewers in fight against coronavirus
An Israeli company is monitoring coronavirus traces in a coastal city's sewers and hopes to deploy its technology more widely to provide early warning of future concentrations of the respiratory disease (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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France reports two cases of swine flu
2 May 2009
1. Tilt down exterior of the Interior Ministry building
2. Officials walking in for news briefing on swine flu
3. Wide of news briefing
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Roselyne Bachelot, French Health Minister:
"As far as the...
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More schools shut in NYC as new CDC chief takes over
1. Wide exterior of Susan B. Anthony middle school, which has been closed due to swine flu
2. Push in to paper statement about school closure from NYC Department of Health on front door of school
3. Pan of Susan B. Anthony middle school...
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Residents agst new contagious disease hospital
Beijing suburbs, October 19, 2005
1. Sunset through the trees of suburban neighbourhood
2. Cars lined up on tree-lined street
3. Bicycle parks against house behind potted flowers
4. Wide of tree-lined neighbourhood street
5. Mr Xie...
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WRAP Health ministers meet to discuss ways of tackling swine flu; presser
1. Wide of meeting of ASEAN Health Ministers
2. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai
3. Wide of Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu seated next to health ministry representatives from Japan and South Korea
4. Close-up of Chen
5. Wide of...
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WHO briefing on swine flu outbreak
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it has called a meeting of flu experts next week to discuss whether drug companies should switch their production from regular flu vaccine to pandemic vaccine.
The decision comes as the new...
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Latest on flu cases in US, sales of masks, drugs, hearing on Capitol Hill
Pool -
Washington, DC
1. Wide shot of Senate hearing, Senator Tom Harkin talking to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson about swine flu in Texas
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rear Admiral Anne Schuchat, the CDC interim science and public health...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control briefing
1. News conference given by (left to right) Ben Duncan, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) spokesperson; Dr Denis Coulombier, Head of the Preparedness and Response Unit ; and Professor Angus Nicoll, Senior Expert...
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SYND27/12/69 HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT PRESS CONFERENCE
Heart and lung transplant patient is making "satisfactory progress" according to surgean C Walton Lillehei.
1. MCU of a drawing of the operation procedure
2. MS of Lillehei speaking
Film: Pos - Sound: OPT SOF - Colour - Paperwork N -...
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State of emergency declared over outbreak of dengue fever
Santa Cruz
1. Wide of children's hospital "Ortis Suarez"
2. Tracking shot of woman entering hospital carrying small child
3. Various of women with their sick babies inside hospital
4. Close up of baby, his temperature being taken under...
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Health minister gives swine flu briefing
1. Exterior of conference hall
2. Set up shot of Saleh al-Hasnawi, Iraqi Minister of Health
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saleh al-Hasnawi, Iraqi Minister of Health:
"There is no fear of shortage in medicine, no fear of infection in Iraq,...
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WHO raises tally of confirmed human cases of swine flu to 2,384
1. Pan of news conference
2. Mid shot Fadela Chaib
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fadela Chaib, WHO spokeswoman:
"As of 0600 GMT, 8th of May 24 countries have officially reported 2,384 cases of influenza H1N1. Mexico has reported 1,112...
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CLEAN : S.Africa court allows class action over miners silicosis 2
CLEAN : S.Africa court allows class action over miners silicosis 2
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CLEAN : S Africa court allows huge class action over miners silicosis
Hundreds of thousands of South African gold miners can pursue a multi million dollar class action against mining companies over an often fatal respiratory disease contracted at work a judge ruled Friday
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CLEAN : White House calls on construction industry to donate masks to hospitals
US Vice President Mike Pence calls on the construction industry to donate N95 respiratory masks to hospitals, saying they are perfectly acceptable for healthcare workers (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Amazon risks combusting with twin fire, virus crises: firefighter
Amazon firefighters in Brazil Acre raise awarness as fire season resumes in the world's biggest rainforest and the smoke risks causing a new spike in respiratory emergencies in a region already overwhelmed with them because of COVID-19...
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CLEAN : Tents set up outside Indonesia hospital as Covid-19 cases soar
A hospital near Indonesia's capital Jakarta is overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases, forcing it to set up makeshift tents in the parking lot to sort and treat the ill, including those with the deadly respiratory illness (Footage by AFPTV via...
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Red Cross briefing on swine flu outbreak
1. Wide of briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Praplan, Head of Health Department, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
"At this stage, the main role of the national societies and their...
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Parents, students, spox of school where swine flu suspected
AP Television
Houston, Texas - 15 May 2009
1. Pan down from exterior of Travis Elementary School to school sign
2. Parent walking away from school with kid
3. Parent walking with daughter
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Norm Uhl, Houston Schools...
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Health Secretary on swine flu crisis, ADDS military handing out masks
1. Wide of Zocalo square
2. Various of military wearing face masks distributing masks and information leaflets to people in the street
3. Wide of people in square
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Toganel Cornelia, Romanian tourist:
(In response...