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Flu Cases Rise In New York As Experts Urge Vaccination
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 28, 10:17 AM EDT
updated Oct 29, 7:25 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Long Island Business News, WZAD and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Flu season has arrived early in New York as cases quadruple and hospitalizations surge, WPDA and WNYA reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 2, Oct 29, 7:56 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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