GAO says Feds (and locals) Still Need to Prepare for Pandemic

In a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Influenza Pandemic: Sustaining Focus on the Nation's Planning and Preparedness Efforts, Congress' investigative arm warned that even though "national priorities are shifting as a pandemic has yet to occur, and the nation's financial crisis and other national issues have become more immediate and pressing ... an influenza pandemic [nevertheless] remains a real threat to our nation and to the world."  READ MORE

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