We are taking very drastic actions to reduce the risk of avian influenza to animals and birds,
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Buying time will allow us to fast-track pandemic vaccine production. It will allow governments to put in place a host of emergency public health measures that will reduce mortality and morbidity, and social and economic disruption.Margaret Chan
Events in recent weeks justify our concern.
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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,
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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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H5N1 is primarily an animal disease. However, given its expanding geographical scope and that H5N1 is endemic in some countries, our assessment is that the risk of pandemic is great.
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Time is of the essence. We must act now if we are to have the maximum possible opportunity to contain a pandemic.
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