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Updated: 6:44 PM Jan 31, 2006
Flu Pandemic Preparations Will Take Years
A top federal health official told a Senate panel that preparing for a flu pandemic will take several years.
Posted: 8:40 PM Jan 31, 2006 |
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The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told a Senate subcommittee that it will take several years to have enough vaccine and antiviral drugs to fight an anticipated flu pandemic.
Dr. Julie Gerberding, in testimony before a Senate subcommittee, said even with an additional $7.1 billion in funding for the development of vaccines, it will be at best four or five years before there is an adequate supply of vaccines in this country.
She adds that it will take until 2008 to produce a stockpile of antiviral drugs to care for 25 percent of the population.
Gerberding says that the goal for this year is for enough antiviral drugs to help 20 million people.
Click Here For More Information On Avian Flu From The World Health Organization
Click Here For Government Flu Information Web Site
Click Here To Read Texas Draft Flu Pandemic Preparedness Plan
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