Bush announces $7.1 billion plan to fight bird flu
Executive Briefings Digest, January 17, 2006
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President Bush recently unveiled a $7.1 billion plan to provide early detection, containment, treatment, and vaccine production in preparation for a potential bird flu pandemic, reports CNN.com. Bush will present a funding plan to Congress that requests
- $1.2 billion for the government to purchase enough doses of the bird flu vaccine to protect 20 million Americans
- $1 billion to stockpile more antiviral drugs that ease the bird flu symptoms
- $2.8 billion to speed the development of vaccines as new strains emerge
- $583 million for state and local governments to prepare emergency plans
- $251 million to help other countries train personnel and draw up plans to detect and contain an outbreak
Source: Briefings on Infection Control
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