OMINOUS WORDS FROM WHO

Today, Maria Cheng, director general of the World Health Organization, released a statement on the emergence of H5N1 in Africa. Exerpts follow:


This latest outbreak confirms that no country is immune to H5N1. Every country is at risk. Every country must prepare. . .

If the H5N1 virus changes to allow it to pass easily from person to person, and it goes unchecked, this could trigger an influenza pandemic. H5N1 is spreading rapidly across the world. All countries must take measures to protect human health against avian flu, and prepare for a pandemic.

There is no time to waste.

Alarmist?

No, but alarming, nonetheless. The powers that be, the ones who are in charge of mitigating this mess, are really begining to sweat. The stakes are high, and quite frankly, time may be running out.

Have you started your preps today?