H/T to Dan Riehl at Riehl World View - USAToday reports via AP that Canada may have its first cases of
There must be something to this sense of urgency officials in most countries are portraying;
WASHINGTON - Vaccine improvement is expected to take center stage in the Bush administration's preparations for a worldwide flu outbreak, with a potential travel ban and restrictions on global commerce part of the contingency planning.
President Bush on Tuesday will announce his strategy on how to prepare for the next flu pandemic - preparations expected to cost at least $6.5 billion - whether it is caused by the worrisome Asian bird flu or some other super-strain of influenza.A key element: States and cities will get their first specific instructions from federal health officials on such things as who should get limited doses of vaccines and the antiviral medications Tamiflu or Relenza
First on the list, of course, to get the vaccine will be health care professionals and emergency workers. It's serious enough of a concern that $8 billion in emergency funding championed by
There are detractors to the level of hype being given the planning and funding of a
If you don't know the history about the
The Balance of Lives
Sources: ABC News: Bush to Announce Strategy to Battle Flu; Washington Post: Gates Foundation Pledges More Toward Malaria Research
George Bush is ready to spend $7.5 billion dollars to protect the US from a disease that currently poses no danger and ...
Posted by: Another Stupid News Blog | November 01, 2005 at 10:11 AM