U.S. Prepares for Possible Flu Outbreak
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WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger since it is mutating in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
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The federal health minister says his first priority is to ensure there&#39;s enough flu shots to go around. After that, Ujjal Dosanjh says he&#39;s ready to help the United States with its shortage of flu vaccine.
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Federal investigators said Monday that the nation's preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic is hindered by a lack of training and testing.
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Warnings of a possible worldwide flu outbreak have local health officials spreading the word: Get in early for a vaccination. County health officials say preparation is essential since the Centers
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The world is teetering on the verge of a massive influenza outbreak, and even wealthy nations such as the United States are unprepared for the next pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday.
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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.
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A flu pandemic - a worldwide outbreak - could be just around the corner. With this in mind, the US Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a national strategy to prepare for and respond to a potential global outbreak.
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Every country in the world must come up with a plan urgently to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia
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The level of concern about a possible avian flu pandemic appears to be waning in the U.S., leaving many IT organizations unprepared for the disruptions that a pandemic could cause.
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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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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted its first âfull functionalâ avian flu exercise to prepare what public heath experts consider a major threat.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.
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Health officials warned Monday that the world was close to its next pandemic -- a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.
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The US influenza season is starting slowly, but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage, the
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Bird flu will hit the United States &amp;#151; it&#039;s only a matter of time &amp;#151; and not all states are ready to respond to the deadly virus, the Homeland Security Department&#039;s top doctor warns.
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Most health experts agree that Asian bird flu poses a grave danger and will likely spread unless urgent steps are taken. But some virologists caution that alarmist warnings could harm preparedness plans.
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It&#39;s too early to tell whether this flu season will be severe, but some doctors are worried a major outbreak could cripple the nation&#39;s emergency rooms.