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MultiCare birth centers restricting visitors this flu season

MultiCare hospital workers are trying to protect newborn babies from the flu by restricting who can visit them during influenza season, according to hospital officials.

Published: Feb. 2, 2013 at 11:23 a.m. PST
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MultiCare hospital workers are trying to protect newborn babies from the flu by restricting who can visit them during influenza season, according to hospital officials.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2013/02/02/multicare-birth-centers-restricting-visitors-during-flu-season/

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