BBC
Britain is one of the best prepared countries to deal with a human pandemic of bird flu, the health secretary says.
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The UK has so far stockpiled 2.5m doses of anti-viral drugs.
Ms Hewitt said the government was also procuring two to three million doses of vaccine against H5N1 as "a precautionary measure".
Although this probably would not protect against a mutant strain that is able to spread easily between humans, it could be used in research and be given to priority groups, such as health service workers, until experts are able to make a more exact vaccine.
Conservative Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said France and Australia had already tended for the supply of a national stockpile of disposable gloves and masks to use to limit the spread of infection should an outbreak occur.
He recommended the UK do the same.
Wonder how prepared WE are? Looking at the Bush Record on PLANNING we are DOOMED.
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