Recently deemed a "national emergency" by President Barack Obama, the swine flu pandemic is racing ahead and the U.S. is coming up short. The H1N1 vaccine, which began production in spring 2009, took longer to manufacture than originally was expected. The shortage is shocking: The nation is millions of doses short of original forecasts.
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EDITORIAL: A bill for more inclusive governance comes to fruition at last
By Editorial Board | 2 days agoSenate Bill 494 not only responds to some of the specific causes of the crises felt over the last year, but it also holds the potential to clearly shift the culture at Virginia’s public educational institutions towards a model of shared governance.
FRANKLIN: Students and faculty deserve a real seat at the table
By Felicity Franklin | 4 days agoStudent and faculty representatives on the Board of Visitors must be given voting rights.
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