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+-   A U.S. pandemic would kill 1.7m, hospitalize 9m-> on Thursday October 25 2007, @01:45PM Lucas123

Submitted by Lucas123 on Thursday October 25 2007, @01:45PM
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Lucas123 writes "A U.S. pandemic would exhaust antiviral medications, reduce basic food supplies, put ATMs out of service, shut down call centers, increase gas prices and up health insurance claims by 20%, according a test project developed by financial service firms. The pandemic paper planning scenario is used by 3,000 banks, insurance companies and security firms in preparing for disasters. The financial services groups are now sharing the pandemic flu exercise information, and all the scenarios are available for download."
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