Is Your State Ready for a Bioterrorism Attack?
In an article appearing in today's issue of USA Today, Mimi Hall reports that thirteen states don't have adequate plans to distribute vaccines and antidotes in the event of a flu pandemic or a bioterrorism attack. The article was based on information from a health preparedness report out Tuesday.
The Trust for America's Health, a non-partisan research organization, found that states have made significant progress in preparing for major health emergencies since 9/11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001. But large gaps in readiness still exist, the report said.
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