Your team’s task task is to develop a public awareness campaign based on your understanding of viruses, microbial evolution, vaccines, and public health. Your presentation to the class should address the following three questions:
(1) From an evolutionary perspective, should the United States be concerned about bird flu? Why or why not?
(2) Given the state of the federal budget, do you think we should spend a lot of money to stockpile a vaccine ? Which segment of the population should be accounted for in stockpiling the H5N1 vaccine?
(3) According to the federal government’s plan, money should be directed to training medical personnel, improving disease surveillance and testing, and developing preparedness plans. Do you agree this is how the money should be spent?
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References [1] http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/index.html [2] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/index.html [3] http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/ [4] http://www.pandemicflu.gov/ [5] http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051101-1.html [6] http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/federal/index.html
