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Change: The company has decided to fill orders on a “first come, first serve” basis, which is not good news for the US. America placed its order after other countries and is now far down on Presentlythe wait list. WHO has two million courses   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 776)

Change:  In the case of a pandemic, several months would be too late to prevent the virus from affecting many people. Right now, the WHO is   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 804)

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Change: untold millions of Americans could become sickill and at least two million could die. Every facet of society would be affected. Schools would close, public transportation could stop, and hospitals and morgues would have no room for the sick and dead. We are far from   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 538)

Change: sick and dead. We are far from prepared to respond to such a crisis. Right now, bird flu is not easily passed from person to person, but if the virus mutates into an easily transmissible form, a pandemic would occur. If that happens, people   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 539)

Change: Scientists are taking this threat very seriously, especiallyWe since we are far from prepared to respond to such a crisis. Right now, bird flu is not easily passed from person to person.person, However,but if ever the virus mutates into an easily transmissible form, a pandemic would   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 537)

Change: because evenEven getting 20 million doses would take time, considering the current speed of vaccine production. Scientists worldwide are working to develop a vaccine for H5N1. One is already in clinical trial. Researchers isolated the virus from a person in Vietnam who contracted H5N1 from an infected chicken.Tamiflu   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 546)

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Change: immediately ask, “Where’s the vaccine?” Then, if theyvaccinations becomeand ill,medication. they’llMost demandare drugsunlikely to cure their illness. Unfortunately, most will probably receive neither.either.Avian Fluflu Vaccinesvaccines Currently, there is no vaccine for the H5N1   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 550)