Officials Are Urged to Heed Lessons of 1976 Flu Outbreak

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Fri, 05/08/2009 - 22:00

As U.S. health officials consider rolling out a plan to inoculate the nation against swine flu in the next several months, they are haunted by the events that unfolded the last time the government stepped in to head off a surprise flu outbreak.

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