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...world health organization (WHO) representative on pandemic influenza, Dr. David Heymann has one of the most important jobs in medicine: coordinating international preparations for a possible virus outbreak that could threaten millions of lives. That job got much harder on Feb. 7, when Indonesia announced it had stopped sharing with the WHO the samples of H5N1 avian-flu virus it had isolated. Simultaneously, Jakarta announced an agreement with U.S. drug company Baxter International, which will develop a vaccine from the strains and give Indonesia technical assistance in manufacturing it. For 50 years, the WHO has received free influenza-virus samples...
...sentinels in coal mines, Gayle said, and with today's terror and health threats they still serve as an early warning system. Hence the Congress Avenue shutdown was, in Gayle's opinion, appropriate. A more geographically widespread grackle kill in the city might have indicated a potential avian influenza outbreak, Gayle said...
...could well be on the way. In an effort to stay ahead of the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said it is giving $132.5 million to makers of bird-flu vaccines that rely on immune-system boosters called adjuvants. "In the event of an influenza pandemic," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, "adjuvant could provide a way to extend a limited vaccine supply to more people." Here's a look at what's helping kick in such cash...
...Wells and other supporters of the mandatory vaccinations point out that states have been requiring vaccinations for schoolchildren for decades, including current laws that require immunization against hepatitis B, influenza and other diseases...
...financial system? Many experts would dismiss the idea as mere doom mongering. A full-scale war, they say, is one of those "10-sigma" (10 standard deviation) events that are so rare they lie outside the domain of risk management. Like an asteroid hitting the earth or a global influenza pandemic, a really big war belongs in the realm of uncertainty. You just can't price...