Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Avian Flu Webcast Alert

 

# 652

 

The Council on Foreign Relations will hold a webcast on Thursday on the avian flu threat.  You must register in order to view the live webcast. 

 

If this presentation is available for later viewing, I will try to find the link and post it.

 

 

CFR LIVE WEBCAST: Is the Bird Flu Threat Still Real and Are We Prepared?

Speakers:


Bruce Gellin, Director, National Vaccine Program Office, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy; Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota; Author, "Unprepared for a Pandemic" (Foreign Affairs, March/April 2007)

Presider:
Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations

April 12, 2007

6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (ET)

On Thursday, April 12, 2007, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (ET), watch experts discuss the status of the bird flu threat and efforts to prepare for it.

Register for Webcast

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