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Poll: Number of Russians worrying about A(H1N1) growing

Wed, Nov 18 2009 17:11 CET 992 Views
Poll: Number of Russians worrying about A(H1N1) growing

The number of Russians worrying about contracting the A(H1N1) flu virus commonly known also as swine flu grew to 70 per cent in November from 57 per cent in September, while the number of those whose fears about this are great has nearly doubled to 27 per cent from 14 per cent, the VTsIOM public opinion center reported based on a poll conducted in 140 communities in 42 regions of Russia on Nov. 14-15.

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