All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia.
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That was a time when we were really working together as an international community of academics, politicians, public health experts. Everybody really was so focused,Margaret Chan
This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace.
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After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.
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My argument is, whatever resources you put in place, compared to the possible economic loss in the event of a pandemic, is peanuts.
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We have a window of opportunity to prevent a pandemic or at least delay the spread of a pandemic.
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