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Mississippi among states not stocking up on flu medicines
By KEVIN FREKING
<!-- ARTICLE BODYTEXT --> <!--ARTICLE TEXT--> WASHINGTON - Seven states have yet to participate in a federal program to buy antivirals for a potential influenza pandemic. Thirteen states do not have adequate plans to distribute vaccines and medical supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile.
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Seven states have so far declined to purchase any antivirals, according to the report: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida
, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Dakota and Rhode Island. Several more have bought only a fraction of what they're entitled to under the federal program.
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071225/LIFESTYLE/712250311
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By KEVIN FREKING
<!-- ARTICLE BODYTEXT --> <!--ARTICLE TEXT--> WASHINGTON - Seven states have yet to participate in a federal program to buy antivirals for a potential influenza pandemic. Thirteen states do not have adequate plans to distribute vaccines and medical supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile.
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Seven states have so far declined to purchase any antivirals, according to the report: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida
, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Dakota and Rhode Island. Several more have bought only a fraction of what they're entitled to under the federal program.more...
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071225/LIFESTYLE/712250311
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