New York unveils bird flu emergency plan
AFP
Mon July 10, 2006
NEW YORK - New York officials unveiled an emergency response plan to limit the havoc a global flu pandemic might wreak on one of the world's densest, busiest cities.
The plan, drawn up by the Department of Health with input from all the main city agencies, covers critical health areas involved in a pandemic, including disease monitoring, laboratory capacity, vaccine and medicine delivery, as well as hospital preparedness.
"We have to be ready for the possibility -- no matter how remote," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Mon July 10, 2006
NEW YORK - New York officials unveiled an emergency response plan to limit the havoc a global flu pandemic might wreak on one of the world's densest, busiest cities.
The plan, drawn up by the Department of Health with input from all the main city agencies, covers critical health areas involved in a pandemic, including disease monitoring, laboratory capacity, vaccine and medicine delivery, as well as hospital preparedness.
"We have to be ready for the possibility -- no matter how remote," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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