Bird flu hysteria
Once again, President Bush is misinforming the American public: (1) There is no effective vaccine against bird flu -- the cornerstone of Bush’s “plan”; (2) There is no proven therapy either. Tamiflu is a drug of no proven value in bird flu; (3) There is no proof that the present bird flu virus can be transmitted from person to person. Right now, it is an infection of birds that can be transmitted from very sick birds to humans who handle them or eat them.
It is time to stop misinforming the public and time to stop fanning mass hysteria.
DANIEL HOLLANDER MD
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
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