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TIME: So far, we have been fortunate that this virus hasn't caused much severe illness, but, obviously, that could change. How prepared are state and local health agencies, which have suffered from budget cuts in the recession, for a truly severe pandemic...
...that you can stop the flu from spreading eventually, but if you slow it down, it can reduce the burden on your health care system at any one time. And that is something that will be a problem whenever we face a major crisis, and should this virus come back strongly in the fall it would be an issue...
...complacency. We are very fortunate in our response to H1N1 that state and local health agencies have been exercising a plan for a response to a pandemic for many years. We have labs that are able to receive our test kits and are using those to test for the virus locally. You can't put a price tag on preparation for a pandemic...
TIME: As worrying at the spread of a new flu virus must be, it must also be a little bit exciting - as someone who is trained in disease response - to be handling what could potentially be the first pandemic in over 40 years...
...aching slightly as he finishes his course of anti-viral drugs. The Mexican government has tried to protect the names of swine flu victims, fearing publicity could stigmatize them. But Bonilla is unafraid to tell his tale, hoping his words will give the world better insight into the H1N1 virus. He also wants to remind people that even if the numbers of hospitalized and dying is not as high as feared, the grief and pain for some can still be truly harrowing. "Some people think that this virus has just been made up by the government or the newspapers...