PANDEMIC PLANS

September 04, 2008 by Brad

Head Of Disease Control Agency Speaks In La Crosse About Need To Prepare For Disease Outbreaks

THE HEAD OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL PLANS TO MAKE A VACCINE THE NEXT TIME A MAJOR FLU EPIDEMIC HITS THE U-S...BUT SHE SAYS OTHER PLANS ALSO MUST BE MADE.
DR. JULIE GERBERDING TELLS A PANDEMIC CONFERENCE IN LA CROSSE TODAY THAT PRIVATE BUSINESS AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MANY DEATHS AND LONG ILLNESSES. GERBERDING HOPES THERE WILL BE NO PANDEMIC IN AMERICA ANY TIME SOON, BUT SHE DOESN'T WANT GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS TO BE UNPREPARED FOR ONE. A BIRD FLU WHICH SOME PEOPLE SUSPECT COULD BECOME A PANDEMIC HAS KILLED MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN IT.