The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from Phase 3 to 5, indicating that swine flu is spreading human-to-human. The current U.S. cases appear mild, but flu viruses are always mutating and there’s the chance of it evolving into a more lethal strain. Fear, on the other hand, causes society to shut down, much as the economic crisis led to the near shut-down of the financial sector. CSOonline has released a primer of pandemic planning best practice articles.”]
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