Vaccine Makers Called to White House to Address Bird Flu

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WASHINGTON President Bush summoned vaccine manufacturers to a White House meeting today, hoping to personally boost the rickety industry amid increasing fears of a worldwide outbreak of bird flu. It's the latest in a flurry of preparations for a possible pandemic after criticism of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

Senior administration officials also met with representatives from some 80 countries on Thursday night to compile an account of what is being done globally to prevent a pandemic, and to determine where exactly improvements are needed.

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Vaccine Makers Called to White House to Address Bird Flu

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told the foreign health officials that preventing a pandemic would require ...

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