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Media Campaign to Quell Bird Flu Panic
Last Update: 4/24/2006 10:57:35 AM
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - State health officials are ready to air a media campaign upon the first reports of avian flu in New York to extinguish any flare-up of public panic.
Officials say the ads stress that the appearance of a bird infected with the H-5-N-1 virus does not mean an outbreak in humans is looming.
The campaign, which includes print, radio and TV spots, will run in the late summer or early fall as a precursor to the regular flu season regardless of whether avian flu surfaces in the state.
The ads will run sooner if reports of avian flu surface before then.
The ads may do little to quell public fears, however.
Half those surveyed in an A-P-Ipsos survey last week said they thought the bird flu would kill them if they contracted it.
About half also said they weren't confident the government would properly handle an outbreak among humans.
Media Campaign to Quell Bird Flu Panic
Last Update: 4/24/2006 10:57:35 AM
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - State health officials are ready to air a media campaign upon the first reports of avian flu in New York to extinguish any flare-up of public panic.
Officials say the ads stress that the appearance of a bird infected with the H-5-N-1 virus does not mean an outbreak in humans is looming.
The campaign, which includes print, radio and TV spots, will run in the late summer or early fall as a precursor to the regular flu season regardless of whether avian flu surfaces in the state.
The ads will run sooner if reports of avian flu surface before then.
The ads may do little to quell public fears, however.
Half those surveyed in an A-P-Ipsos survey last week said they thought the bird flu would kill them if they contracted it.
About half also said they weren't confident the government would properly handle an outbreak among humans.