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Officials, vaccine makers to plan for flu pandemic

BY DELTHIA RICKS
STAFF WRITER
November 8, 2004

When public health officials and vaccine manufacturers convene in Geneva Thursday, they'll keep an eye on the past as they try to anticipate the future.

Their goal: To plan for the eventuality of a worldwide flu pandemic -- a global outbreak on the scale of the deadly Spanish flu of 1918. It is an issue considered urgent because of the persistent presence of bird influenza in Asia.

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Officials, vaccine makers to plan for flu pandemic

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