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Influenza
Scientists at Georgetown University target influenza
August 5th, 2008
"Pandemic influenza response plans have placed a significant emphasis on school closures as a community mitigation strategy. However, school closures raise serious ethical concerns many of which have been largely overlooked," scientists in the United States report. "First, evidence of this intervention's efficacy has not yet been firmly established, calling into question whether it will be useful against the threat. Second, school closures have the potential to create serious adverse consequences, which will disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Thus, policy makers should focus on gathering more evidence about the efficacy of school closures and on...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-05)
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