Banks to 'withstand' flu pandemic
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A major contingency exercise finds the UK's financial system would not be paralysed by a flu pandemic.
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The federal government's voluminous plans for dealing with pandemic flu do not adequately account for the overwhelming strain an outbreak would place on hospitals and public health systems trying to cope with millions of seriously ill Americans, some public health experts and local health officials...
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Transfusions of blood products might help to cut deaths in a future flu pandemic, research suggests.
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While IT administrators might be inclined to look at preparing for a pandemic much as they would for any other disaster, pandemics are different in several ways.
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The U.S. government is co-sponsoring a three-week planning exercise that will simulate the impact of a pandemic on financial services firms, including their ability to support telecommuters.
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Business & money: Bank could step in to tackle fresh inflation fears.
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Early signs suggest this year's record supply of flu vaccine could exceed demand, and the potential financial blow to the drug industry could diminish its interest in serving this market just as the U.S. government tries to prepare for a possible bird-flu pandemic.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on  Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers  developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which  could kill millions of people.
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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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Football matches and concerts may be banned if there is a flu pandemic, under  plans being considered by ministers.
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A medical expert has warned that the next flu pandemic could wreck the global ecosystem, in addition to killing millions of people worldwide, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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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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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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The World Health Organization (WHO)  Friday called for measures to prevent a flu pandemic in humans  after China said a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs,  adding to signs that an outbreak among people was likely.
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Deployed military troops, emergency  workers, pregnant women and children will be among the first to  get scarce vaccinations if a pandemic strain of flu breaks out,  U.S. officials said.
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Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virusâs failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.
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The World Health Organization warned here Saturday that a pandemic of avian influenza is likely to occur unless Asian countries intensify preventative efforts.