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Remember swine flu? State still urging residents to get vaccinated

Swine flu seems so 2009 and is hardly talked about today, but state health officials say the H1N1 virus isnâ??t gone and people should get vaccinated.

State health officer Dr. Seth Foldy said in a release on Wednesday that the lull in cases in Wisconsin may only be temporary.

“We should not be complacent,” Foldy said. “Many of us have a little extra time during school spring break, so we should take advantage of the time by getting ourselves and our families vaccinated.”

Some southern states have reported an increase in new H1N1 pandemic influenza cases, prompting the Wisconsin Department of Health Servicesâ?? call for people to get their flu shots.