Monday, April 27, 2009

The Irish Times: WHO considers raising alert level

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The World Health Organisation could raise its pandemic alert level as a deadly swine flu outbreak spreads from continent to continent, a spokesman said today.

Gregory Hartl, speaking on a media teleconference as an emergency committee of experts met in Geneva to review the pandemic alert level, also said work to produce a vaccine against the virus had begun.

The current WHO phase of pandemic alert is 3.

The Irish Times: WHO considers raising alert level

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