05-12-2018 22:06 via ottawacitizen.com

'Are we ready?': Canada and the world have work to do before next pandemic, say experts

One hundred years after the deadly Spanish flu killed tens of millions of people around the world, the conditions are ripe for another severe flu pandemic, say experts, and Canada is not as ready as it needs to be.
Canada is not alone. At the biannual Canadian Immunization Conference, being held in Ottawa this week, delegates heard from a leading international expert who warned that more work needs to be done globally before the next severe pandemic.
A focus of the conference was on the Spanish
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