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WHO Official Rejects Claims Agency Overhyped Threat Of H1N1
Keiji Fukuda, the special adviser to the WHO director general on pandemic influenza, on Thursday dismissed allegations that the agency exaggerated the threat of the H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic and has been influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, the Washington Post reports. Fukuda's defense came amid reports this week that the Council of Europe will investigate the WHO's actions and as several countries slash H1N1 vaccine orders.
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