Tuesday, April 3, 2007

What they did in 1918

Closing schools reduced flu deaths in 1918 (Reuters)

A warehouse operator removes samples of Tamiflu drugs to be photographed at a manufacturer's warehouse Friday, March 30, 2007 in Singapore. A 2-day exercise to test WHO's ability to respond on the first signs of a human bird flu pandemic known as Panstop 2007, which involves ASEAN, WHO and Japanese Government, was conducted Monday April 2, 2007 where a mock scenario in which bird flu vaccine Tamiflu and personal protective equipment was needed to be swiftly dispatched from an ASEAN country to a Southeast Asian country where signs of a pandemic strain are emerging. 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations' stockpile in Singapore was dispatched to the affected countries in this exercise.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Reuters - Cities that quickly closed schools and discouraged public gatherings had fewer deaths from the great flu pandemic in 1918 than cities that did not, researchers reported on Monday.


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