Fighting a flu pandemic?
A swine flu-induced setback in global trade might have an unwelcome effect on nations’ efforts to prepare for and deal with a pandemic. Anchor Lisa Mullins learns more from Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
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