aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Friday, September 30, 2005

I just wonder

So we know now that we were warned again and again of the consequences of a storm hitting New Orleans. I wonder, what have we learned?

Bird flu pandemic “could kill 150 million:”

A global influenza pandemic is imminent and will kill up to 150 million people, the UN official in charge of coordinating the worldwide response to an outbreak has warned.

David Nabarro, one of the most senior public health experts at the World Health Organisation, said outbreaks of bird flu, which have killed at least 65 people in Asia, could mutate into a form transmittable between people.

“The consequences in terms of human life when the pandemic does start are going to be extraordinary and very damaging,” he said.

I know, I know, the press feeds on scaring people.