CISPA, which passed the House last year but never reached a vote in the Senate, has drawn fire for a provision that would allow companies to hand over cybersecurity threat information to government agencies that include the National Security Agency and Department of Defense, even granting them immunity from existing laws and regulations that would prevent the sharing of some sensitive information.

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UN's secretary-general, Kofi Annan, affirming Mr Cumaraswamy's role and his immunity from prosecution under existing conventions.

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The current recommendation is based on unique conditions associated with the existing pandemic, including low levels of population immunity to 2009 H1N1, the potential for health-care personnel to be exposed to H1N1 patients, and other factors, Dimond says.

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The absence of satisfactory treatment options combined with the high risks for infants makes a compelling argument for aggressive protection against the disease in the U.S. through infant vaccination, along with the existing adolescent immunization strategy (to ensure continued immunity).

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Those nations, in particular, the Seneca Nation of Indians in New York, have vehemently opposed attempts to impose taxes, claiming that they have sovereignty (and thus immunity from taxation) and are protected by existing treaties.

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