Thursday, October 25, 2007

Women and children first...

A draft of the federal plan outlining the distribution of vaccines in the event of an influenza pandemic, detailing that the first in line would be those people "vital to national security, vital to battling the pandemic, and vital to enabling a functioning society." This first tier of patients include pregnant women and infants, medial and emergency workers, and the military.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-21-pandemic-order_N.htm

-Rebecca Hebner

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