Bush unveils bird flu action plan

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US President George W Bush has unveiled a $7.1bn (£4bn) national strategy to tackle a possible flu pandemic, with a focus on improving vaccines.

 

Mr Bush said the US was "likely" to face a pandemic at some point, whether caused by a strain of Asian bird flu, or another super-flu strain.

At the heart of the plan is a request for $2.8bn to accelerate development of vaccines using cell-culture technology.

 

Democrats had criticised Mr Bush, saying the US has been slow to prepare.

 

The BBC's Jonathan Beale, in Washington, says concern has been all the greater because of the slow response to Hurricane Katrina, and the president wanted to be seen to be taking action now.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4396898.stm

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US President George W Bush has unveiled a $7.1bn (£4bn) national strategy to tackle a possible flu pandemic, with a focus on improving vaccines.

 

Mr Bush said the US was "likely" to face a pandemic at some point, whether caused by a strain of Asian bird flu, or another super-flu strain.

At the heart of the plan is a request for $2.8bn to accelerate development of vaccines using cell-culture technology.

 

Democrats had criticised Mr Bush, saying the US has been slow to prepare.

 

The BBC's Jonathan Beale, in Washington, says concern has been all the greater because of the slow response to Hurricane Katrina, and the president wanted to be seen to be taking action now.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4396898.stm

 

 

Slow to respond? We started stocking up BEFORE the media even knew about the flu!

 

Why so intrested in the U.S.A.?

 

Offtopic: 33 post a day average. Dang. Rofl.

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dude just posts everytime someone else posts, somewhere hes posted about him disliking something an 5 MINUTES later when someone else post 'yes i aggree' he posts 'Finaly someone agrees with me'

I'TS 5 MIN LATER DUDE

 

anyway....... (he also just constantly posts on the 'now listening to' thread after someone posts cos all his are like a munnet after someone else)

 

wouldnt bush just say 'Shoot the birds down before they land in the country' or something about bird passports? seems more at his level

[Louis EX 0]

We can't juz go shooting birds around.

ppl might think we're insane!

Athough it will be cool