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The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-making on a Slippery Disease
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The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-making on a Slippery Disease | Paperback

by Richard E. Neustadt (Author), Harvey V. Fineberg (Author)

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Binding:  Paperback
Publisher:  University Press of the Pacific
Page Count:  204 Pages
Publication Date:  May 12, 2005
Sales Rank:  730,773th


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The Swine Flu Affair contains a reconstruction of the events leading up to and surrounding the swine flu immunization program, which has been gathered by combining press accounts, hearings, official files, and interviews with participants. This study will be of value to all who are interested in the process by which large decisions are made.


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Swine Flu Preparedness by John 4 Stars
June 21, 2009
A classic on the topic. Also check out the free guide to pandemic swine flu preparedness [...]

Let's talk about the Bird Flu... Remember the Swine Flu? by Xavi (Houston, Texas) 5 Stars
April 21, 2006
Remember President Ford going on television and bravely rolling up his sleeve to get his vaccination? We wonder what inducements prompted Ford and Congress to let themselves be talked into financing the vaccine and paying the ensuing damage costs. Death and disasters were reported, many were hushed up by the vaccine promoters. Is history repeating itself? Everyone whould be adding this to their bookshelves.

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