BAYH URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC

From: Capitol Hill Press Releases | Date: September 29, 2005 | Copyright information

Capitol Hill Press Releases
09-29-2005
For Immediate Release Bayh Urges Immediate Action to Prepare for Possible
Avian Flu Pandemic Contact: Dan Pfeiffer (202) 224-6807 / 224-4598 September
29, 2005 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Evan Bayh today joined five Senate
colleagues to introduce an amendment to the Department of Defense appropriations
bill that will set aside emergency funds to prepare for a potential avian
flu outbreak. Bayh, a leader in the effort to increase vaccine production
and distribution, was one of the first Senators to respond to the growing
flu crisis when he introduced the ...

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