Select Officials Test U.S. Flu Outbreak Readiness
After role-playing an outbreak of pandemic flu, federal officials said that saving lives and containing the economic damage would require more planning in local communities and increased production of vaccines and medications.
“This is a time for us to be informing but not inflaming. It’s a time for us to inspire preparation but not panic,” Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told reporters at the White House.
About 20 Cabinet secretaries and government officials spent four hours testing the federal government’s readiness for a flu outbreak.
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