CNS-News Digest
Here are the Capital News Service stories tentatively scheduled to move Wednesday, Oct. 28. If you have any questions, please call Rafael Lorente in the Annapolis bureau at 410-626-1008 or Adrianne Flynn in the Washington bureau at 202-628-1677, or you may e-mail us at rlorente@jmail.umd.edu or aflynn@jmail.umd.edu.
FLU CLINICS
SILVER SPRING - The Montgomery County Health Department was to hold H1N1 vaccine clinics at three public schools for people ages 2 to 24 today. Officials are expecting keen public interest to drive high demand at the clinics in Silver Spring, Rockville and Germantown. Only 1,000 doses of the nasal sprays will be available at each site, health officials said, because supplies are low, and no injections will be offered. Slug: CNS-Flu Clinics. About 650 words.
By Sharmina Manandhar and Megan E. Gustafson.<
FLU RIGHTS
WASHINGTON - Mandatory vaccinations and quarantines intended to prevent the spread of H1N1 may violate civil liberties, some experts say. On Wednesday, Michael Greenberger and Dr. Marita Mike from the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security and Wendy Mariner from Boston University's School of Public Health discussed the legal and constitutional implications of the government's response to a potential H1N1 pandemic. CNS-Flu Rights. About 500 words.
By David M. Johnson.<
CENSUS FAMILIES
WASHINGTON - If you live in Baltimore City, you are probably not married. If you are a woman between 15 and 50 living in St. Mary's County, you have likely given birth to a child recently -- at least more likely than if you lived anywhere else in Maryland. These are just two of the findings from a recent U.S. Census Bureau data release. The data stem from the agency's American Community Survey (ACS), a continuous effort to obtain accurate numbers on American life at the national, state and local level in between the 2000 decennial census and the next one, which is coming up in 2010. Slug: CNS-Census Families. About 600 words.
By Tina Irgang.<
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