U.S. companies prepare for bird flu pandemic
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Exxon plans to keep some refinery workers living in the plants to keep them going. A small Southern grocery chain is thinking about drive-through pickup of soup and bread.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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U.S. officials asked business, health and religious groups on Wednesday to urge Americans to prepare for a possible flu pandemic with steps like storing food and supplies and staying home if ill.
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The top World Health Organization (WHO)  influenza expert said on Friday drug companies and governments  had to speed up production of bird flu vaccines or risk a  pandemic which could kill thousands of people.
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A Gartner analyst today warned attendees at the company's data center conference to prepare by mid-2007 for a possible flu pandemic -- and figure out how to keep IT operations running, even during a quarantine lasting as long as 12 weeks.
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Even as U.S. health officials decide whether to approve the first bird flu vaccine, Sanofi Aventis SA and others are studying ways of fending off a pandemic with even better shots.
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A series of measures are being taken to prevent animal epidemics since a bird flu outbreak in the country in the spring. Local governments have reinforced the monitoring of bird flu.
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WASHINGTON - The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for the next pandemic, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.    It will take months to brew a vaccine that works against the kind of super-flu that causes a pandemic, although government preparations include research to speed that production...
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U.S. policy in preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic is veering dangerously toward a heavy-handed law-enforcement approach, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday.
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The World Health Organization says government officials should be preparing for the next global influenza pandemic, which could cause two to seven million deaths.
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The United States has helped many countries watch and prepare for a bird flu pandemic, but lacks the rapid tests and hospital capacity to cope with one at home, the White House said on Tuesday.
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U.S. health regulators finalized guidelines on Thursday to speed development and production of vaccines against bird flu and seasonal strains of influenza.
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Health authorities are drawing up plans to ban public gatherings and close international airports and schools as part of a global strategy in the event of an influenza pandemic.
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The risk of a flu pandemic remains high despite possible public fatigue with the issue, but the World Health Organization is hopeful the bird flu virus will do less damage than in past years during Asia's upcoming colder months, an official said Sunday.
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Much more vaccine needs to be produced to cope with a possible pandemic of bird flu, experts warn.
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The World Health Organisation says international drug companies and governments must speed up production of bird flu vaccines or risk a pandemic which could kill thousands of people.
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THE HAGUE -- The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, the World Health Organization said yesterday.