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Influenza
Research data from H.L. Barr and colleagues update understanding of influenza
June 24th, 2008
"A UK Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan was developed in 2006 but little research has since been carried out as to how ethically acceptable it will be to society. A survey containing two hypothetical scenarios was distributed to 1,018 hospital staff," researchers in Poole, the United Kingdom report. "The survey considered their attitudes to the professional and ethical responsibilities of healthcare workers, and to resource allocation on the intensive care unit (ICU). Of those distributed, 406 (40%) surveys were returned. During a pandemic, 320 (79%) healthcare professionals would continue to work and 339 (83%) felt it would be unprofessional for doctors to leave...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-24)
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