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November 27, 2004
Flu pandemic "inevitable"
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the World Health Organization issued a report which said a global flu pandemic is inevitable, probably in the form of a mutated bird flu virus. The WHO fears that as many as seven million people could die in a widespread flu outbreak, and urged all countries to prepare, especially those in Asia where bird flus spread most easily.
As for the U.S., this administration has shown itself to be incompetent even in preparing for ordinary flu, so if a deadly virus reaches us, we could be in big trouble.
Posted by jnfr at November 27, 2004 09:01 AM