Monday, December 14, 2009
PBS is airing a special entitled the “Anatomy of a Pandemic” which will explore the science and policy of this year’s swine flu pandemic, from federal vaccination headquarters to big city hospital emergency rooms. Please visit the web site at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/pandemic/ for more information and local listings.
Among those listed who will be interviewed include:
Anthony Fauci
o Fauci, a director at the National Institutes of Health, relates his greatest disease fears, and what health officials are watching for in the future.
· Barbara Ferrer
o Ferrer, head of the Boston Public Health Commission, says minorities and the poor are seeing the worst of H1N1.
· Anne Schuchat
o Schuchat, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, talks about the challenges of the H1N1 pandemic.
· Michael Osterholm
o Flu expert Dr. Michael Osterholm grades the U.S. response to the pandemic so far.
· Barbara Loe Fisher
o Fisher, of the National Vaccine Information Center, urges parents to take an active role in learning about vaccines.
Two of the stories featured on the web site include:
· A pregnant pediatrician who continues to see flu patients.
· Tough choices for the mother of an H1N1 patient.
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