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Science 10 November 2006:
Vol. 314. no. 5801, p. 929
DOI: 10.1126/science.1135823
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Policy Forum

PUBLIC HEALTH:
Next Flu Pandemic: What to Do Until the Vaccine Arrives?

Stephen S. Morse,1* Richard L. Garwin,2 Paula J. Olsiewski,3

Most scientists consider another influenza pandemic inevitable, but there is little information on how best to protect the public before a vaccine can be made available.

1Department of Epidemiology and Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.

2IBM Research Laboratories, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA.

3Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY 10111, USA.

*Author for correspondence. E-mail: ssm20{at}columbia.edu

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