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City's swine flu response expected to cost $100 million

As the swine flu death toll in New York rose to 15, health and emergency officials said Thursday the city will spend an estimated $100 million on its ongoing response to the outbreak.

At a City Council hearing, the officials said $10 million has been spent already since the outbreak started in Queens in April.

Dr. Thomas Farley, who has served as the city's health commissioner since...

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