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Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:32 AM

Published 11/04/2009 by Globe and Mail


The calm face at the centre of Canada's immunization campaign

Public health officer David Butler-Jones speaks at a news conference on H1N1 in Vancouver on Nov. 3, 2009. Lyle Stafford for The Globe and Mail

David Butler-Jones on the delays that have tripped up delivery of the H1N1 vaccine, and why the country's response program is a success

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