Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that the swine flu virus had turned out to be milder than initially feared. She says the government is changing its advice on closing schools.
Sebelius says parents should still make sure to keep sick children at home.
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States is now over 400, with hundreds more probably cases.
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