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Swine flu likely claimed quarter of a million lives: study

The A(H1N1) “swine flu” 2009 pandemic probably claimed over a quarter of a million lives — 15 times more than the 18,500 reported, a paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal said Tuesday. The elevated toll underlined the need for better planning and vaccine distribution, said a team of epidemiologists…