Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Bird Flu Pandemic resources

With world health experts estimating that combating a possible bird flu pandemic could cost some $1.5 billion, President Bush’s strategy for this country talks in terms of $7.1 billion and relys heavily on individual state & local government participation. Questions facing the states are whether they’d be able to afford that kind of effort, as well as what can or might be done, and a number larger companies—especially those with global interests—are looking at options from their perspective.

Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky all have plans posted on their health department websites. The national plan is under the auspices of the Homeland Security Council.

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