More Indonesian Deaths from Avian Flu...We Need Action NOW!

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Then, write to authorities in the US government of the need for us to prepare for what President Bush himself has said would be a fatal pandemic once the Avian flu mutates, making human-to-human transmission possible.

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I've pointed out before that if we fail to prepare for this potential disaster, the loss of life resulting from 9/11, the 2004 tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane Rita combined will make them seem like small tragedies.

The losses from AIDS since that virus first appeared will also be minuscule by comparison to the death that will be unleashed by Avian Flu. Indeed, hundreds of thousands more deaths will be attributed to this virus and in a much shorter time frame than is true of AIDS. The AIDS virus may reside in a dormant state for years in a person before it becomes active. But death from this so-called Bird Virus usually succumb to death in less than three days.

We need action in the form of a dramatic ramping up of Tamiflu production and orders, an increased capacity for producing an Avian Flu vaccine once that is do-able, and a massive education campaign, emanating from the highest levels of government, reminding us all how to avoid or limit exposure to this deadly disease.

All of this needed to happen yesterday. The clock is ticking...