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The College of Charleston has released their most updated count on swine flu cases and the tally comes to a whopping 120 cases in the past two weeks. And The Citadel has charted a couple dozen of its own.

Read more stories on this subject in our swine flu topic page.The Post and Courier has the story.

Luckily, the H1N1 vaccine was just approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

It's alarming news that the bug is starting to take hold in our corner of South Carolina, but it's hardly shocking as it's hard to find a place that hasn't had significant exposure.

Keep those hands washed and diets healthy folks.