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 true Flu Preparedness Team 2005-10-14T08:27:00-04:00 2005-10-14T13:32:05Z 2005-10-14T13:25:11Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112929631109916263 The Tip of the Iceberg?
With European Union (EU) reporting that, "(T)he strain of bird flu found in Turkey is the same deadly H5N1 strain experts fear could one day spark a pandemic," and reports in this morning's headlines that EU officials are meeting to discuss what to do, it's both a good and bad a sign. We're finally doing what RiSci has been trying to get the world to do for awhile now... but at the same time, have
 false Flu Preparedness Team 2005-10-12T20:05:00-04:00 2005-10-14T12:52:53Z 2005-10-14T12:06:13Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112929157372222356 Southern Exposure: Bird Flu Awareness Reaches Southern U.S. Town I was pleased to see today's headline N.C. flu plan needs checkup and detailed article on the Bird/Avian Flu in our local paper, "The News & Observer" of Raleigh, North Carolina. The story indicated that the national attention to the growing pandemic threat is now stirring action, inspiring those who can do what's necessary to make preparations. State officials, major hospitals, and pharmaceutical false Flu Preparedness Team 2005-10-11T22:47:00-04:00 2005-10-14T13:53:02Z 2005-10-14T13:53:02Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112929798200171946 On the Funding Front
Just wanted to give you all some good news in the face of the all the worry. RiSci just received another small grant for the Communications Program from the Sloan Foundation. The Communications Program is RiSci's 4th program (Global Policy Communications) in the key 4 Pandemic Preparedness Initiatives. It is being done in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Nature, the Asia Society, NTI, and the
 false Flu Preparedness Team 2005-10-09T06:55:00-04:00 2005-10-14T11:55:36Z 2005-10-14T11:34:52Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112928969252277734 A Gathering Storm Sheds New Light...
The momentum in bird flu preparedness took on new steam with the draft for a government-wide planin the case of a flu pandemic; and with last week's announcement that research teams have deciphered the genetic sequence of the devastating 1918 influenza virus. While all of this may highlight our lack of preparedness, at least we can start to do something about it. The draft of the U.S.
 false Flu Preparedness Team 2005-10-06T11:17:00-04:00 2005-10-14T10:53:57Z 2005-10-06T12:33:25Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112860200564513405 Pandemic of Yesterday Meets Pandemic of Today
Today's New York Times headline article (and the lead piece on last night's NBC News) on the reconstruction of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is frightening, yet also heartening. With the confirmation of what many had suspected – that what has been referred to as the most devastating epidemic in recorded history was in fact "a bird flu that jumped directly to humans" – we have put a real face on
 false Flu Preparedness Team 2005-10-05T10:44:00-04:00 2005-10-14T10:51:10Z 2005-10-05T11:34:55Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112851209555102025 National Geographic and The Daily Show Cover the Pandemic
I am consistently amazed at how a situation can go from being almost completely ignored by the media at one point in time, to then being everywhere at once in the very next. While serious journalism continues to key on the pandemic – check this month's cover of National Geographic, and their article on the Next Killer Flu – the concern has also reached into popular culture as well. While "The
 false Flu Preparedness Team 2005-09-19T13:20:00-04:00 2005-10-14T10:49:57Z 2005-09-19T15:05:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14098067.post-112714234904887093 Financial Times Highlights Pandemic Concerns
Well, it appears that the media frenzy is just beginning. This morning, the FinancialTimes.com published an article on the growing concern for an avian flu pandemic. They quoted the director of the Center for Disease Control, who stated that more needs to be done to prepare the world for this potential pandemic, and that the risk for a pandemic is unusually high. With the announcement made by
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