Thursday, November 02, 2006

News - StatesmanJournal.com

News - StatesmanJournal.com: "A flu pandemic would involve three components: A new virus emerges, for which people have little or no immunity; the virus is easily spread; and no is vaccine available, said Jamie Baxter, an emergency room nurse and certified safety officer with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Baxter said there are 36,000 flu-related deaths nationwide each year and an additional 200,000 are hospitalized."

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