WHO: "Huge US effort" required for impending flu epedemic

[Bluebear]

In other news, ending filibuster and gay marriage more important to current adminisatrtion.

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The world is one step closer to a devastating killer flu pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) experts suspect....

The new evidence suggests — but does not yet prove — that bird flu may be moving to stage 5. That would mean the virus is becoming increasingly better at person-to-person spread. When stage 6 is reached, there will be rapid human-to-human flu spread and pandemic flu. It's only a matter of time, says virologist Klaus Stöhr, PhD, DVM, project leader for the WHO Global Influenza Program....

Osterholm calls for a huge U.S. effort.

"Planning for a pandemic must be on the agenda of every public health agency, school board, manufacturing plant, investment firm, mortuary, state legislature, and food distributor," he writes.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157218,00.html

[SmileyBoy]

1. FOX News. Great source.

:eyes:

[DemBones DemBones]

2. If the report comes from WHO, it's probably

a story that FOX won't screw up too much. Of course, you could probably find another link if you require one.

[Bluebear]

5. So you're saying you don't believe it?

[whistle]

3. Yea, they'll be making 200 million flue shot doses and .....

...putting mercury in them as a preservative, so by the time everyone has their shots, an epidemic of autism in children will have begun along with a substantial jump in the number of multiple sclerosis cases in adults.

[Maple]

4. Meanwhile

SARS has disappeared.

[GCP]

6. Why worry? The Rapture's coming any time soon

according to most wing-nuts.

[Bluebear]

7. "History? We'll all be dead!" - George W. Bush n/t