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Opinion: Swine flu response dismal at best
We have had the better part of a year to get ready for swine flu.  And yet, the response to the pandemic H1N1 outbreak has been lousy, bioethicist Art Caplan says. What would happen if there were a bioterrorism attack or a truly deadly pandemic? Full story
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Arthur Caplan

Director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania

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