Aussie bird flu pandemic would kill 48,000

"...and there shall be pestilences...in divers places.All these are the beginning of sorrows."
(Matthew 24:7-8)

Australia unprepared for deadly pandemic...
$4m test run finds 48,000 would die...
No vaccine despite $600m preparation...

A MAJOR exercise has identified gaps in Australia's preparations for a deadly bird flu pandemic. The nation's medical facilities, communications systems and health workforce were all found wanting in the $4 million test run. A report on the exercise came amid warnings yesterday that 48,000 Australians could be killed and 150,000 put in hospital in a bird flu pandemic. Health Minister Tony Abbott said such an outbreak would cause "extreme fear" in the community, adding that about half of all Australians could potentially be treated with anti-viral drugs from the nation's pandemic stockpile.
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