Should the feds write a big cheque and order enough H5N1 vaccine for the whole country, and get the production lines moving now? In an online poll this week and last, most of you said no
We could all be excused for deciding that we have had enough pandemics for now, and are entitled to a very, very long break from them. The influenza strain H5N1 has moved from birds to cattle in nine U.S. states, and traces of the virus — made harmless by pasteurization — have been found in milk. It seems to have spread from cattle to humans in a small number of known cases, but not between humans .
Should we be worried? The danger seems to be that H5N1 could evolve in such a way that it's transmitted between people. The head of the influenza division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said recently that "the risk could be quite big," and that she is " ... not sleeping very much right now."
Given the danger, should the feds write a big cheque, order enough H5N1 vaccine for the whole country, and get the production lines moving now? In an online poll this week and last, most of you said no.
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