Lords Science Committee To Publish Follow-Up Report On Flu, UK

Main Category: Swine Flu
Also Included In: Flu / Cold / SARS;  Public Health
Article Date: 28 Jul 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will next week publish a short report on UK preparedness and pandemic influenza.

The report follows a short inquiry which began in November 2008. It was initially intended as a follow-up to the Committee's 2005 report on pandemic flu when H5N1 or avian flu was thought to pose the greatest risk to public health. With the spread of the H1N1 virus or swine flu, the Committee shifted its focus to the Government's response to the current outbreak and considers emerging issues in the light of this test of UK preparedness.

The report will be published at 10:00am on Tuesday 28 July.

Hard copies of the report:

* Can be collected by journalists* from the reception of 2 Millbank House, House of Lords, London, SW1P 3LX from 10:00 on Tuesday 28 July

* Will be available in the Parliamentary Press Gallery from 10:00 on Tuesday 28 July.

Source
The House of Lords Science

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