Last week, the White House released a bird flu reaction plan, a "road map" to a $7.1 billion plan to fight a potential flu pandemic. The plan recommends changes to workplace policies if a pandemic develops, including a suggestion that employees keep more than one yard apart.
Health experts at Columbia have expressed their views on this threat before: on the likelihood of an actual outbreak and the government's current state of preparedness to handle an outbreak, among other topics.
Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, discusses the government's response to fight the potential pandemic in a web-exclusive interview with Newsweek magazine. Click to read the Q & A .
Allan Rosenfield, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health, says chances are very small that human-to-human transmission of avian flu is an immediate threat, but it is possible within the next decade. Click to view the video brief he offered on the topic in November.
Duncan J. Watts, associate professor of sociology, told the Columbia Record that citizens must play a role in preventing the spread of avian flu. Click to read the article .
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