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Pentagon: 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine at Guantanamo

November 10, 2009 By The Associated Press ANNE GEARAN (AP National Security Writer)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a small shipment of swine flu vaccine has arrived at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. It's unlikely any of the terror detainees held there will get any of the sought-after vaccine now.

The possibility that detainees would get vaccinated became a political and public relations headache for the Obama administration at a time when many Americans are still...

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