National Guard delivers flu medication

(AP) — MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) ? The Vermont National Guard has delivered nearly 30,000 doses of antiviral medicine to hospitals around the state as swine flu spreads around the country.

Gov. Jim Douglas ordered the deliveries on the advice of public health officials, according to the Barre Montpelier Times Argus.

Another 24,000 doses of Tamiflu are on their way to Vermont this week from a federal stockpile.

Health officials say Vermont has enough medication to treat about 24 percent of the population.

No swine flu cases have been reported in Vermont but the illness has turned up in nearby states.

Massachusetts confirmed two cases of swine flu Thursday; Maine has three cases; and New Hampshire is reporting two probable cases and a third suspected case.

CHP Escorting Trucks Carrying Swine Flu DrugsNearly 100 Confirmed Cases In 10 States; Homeland Security Readies For "Marathon"

More than a million doses of anti-viral drugs, gloves, masks and other swine flu supplies are being distributed across California. The convoys of unmarked supply trucks are being escorted by CHP and the state is keeping the exact location of the West Sacramento distribution center a secret.

The massive distribution effort comes as California health authorities have confirmed 14 cases of swine flu statewide and are investigating more than a dozen other probable cases. One of the probable cases is a woman in Tracy, California.

Dr. Gil Chavez of the California Department of Public Health said Wednesday that seven of the confirmed cases were in San Diego County and five were in Imperial County. Sacramento and San Bernardino counties had one each.

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