Report: States, cities shouldn't count on federal rescue if bird flu hits [View All]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A medical reality is complicating federal preparations for the next pandemic: Flu spreads in ways that make it extremely unlikely the U.S. could avoid being hit.
Even shutting U.S. borders against outbreaks abroad offers little reassurance, because people can spread flu a full day before they show symptoms. With 1.1 million people legally entering the country every day, that means a super-strain would probably be incubating here by the time it was diagnosed abroad.

The government's latest national response plan, obtained by The Associated Press, acknowledges the difficulty as it warns that states, cities and businesses shouldn't count on a federal rescue if a super-strain of influenza strikes — and that people may have to rely on creative if not scientifically proven ideas such as staying 3 feet away from co-workers and not shaking anyone's possibly contaminated hand.

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Other nations have been implementing their plans for years, but we're reading ours for the first time now. These needless delays have put Americans at risk," Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said.
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Staying 3 feet away from coworkers and don't shake their hand... Ya gotta be kidding me!!!