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2007-04-25 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-25 09:35|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It remains highly unlikely that Indonesia has the lab capability to verify bird flu.

Indonesia is not the only nation to have withheld samples from WHO. China is another. There are several reasons, the major one being the arrogance of the WHO who presume to dictate to third world nations from their cozy offices in Zurich or London. WHO does not ask, it demands. It does not request, it dictates.

For Indonesia, an island nation with severe transportaion difficulties and a native culture that operates far slower than the Swiss do, the WHO is disrespectful and insulting. The nation is still dealing with the aftermath of the earthquakes and tsunami and the few deaths due to bird flu are seen as less important in the overall scheme of things. When tens of thousands die in a matter of moments, 74 dead over the course of two years is trivial.

The University of Rochester just had an A)H5N1 vaccine approved. It is believed to immunize 40% of adults innoculated. Hardly encouraging.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2007-04-25 10:11|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2007-04-25 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like the old joke:

"WHO is in London?"

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-04-25 10:28|| 2007-04-25 10:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Article: "Exploitation by industrialized countries toward poor countries is not something new," Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari wrote in an Indonesian newspaper editorial recently. "This situation brings poverty, suffering and stupidity."

We create a vaccine where none existed before, and we're exploiting them? These people really have a sense of entitlement. What's theirs is theirs and what's ours is theirs, too. I look forward to the day an uncontrollable pandemic breaks out there, and foreign countries implement a travel and trade embargo against Indonesia.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-04-25 14:00|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-04-25 14:00|| Front Page Top

#4 um, Darth? gotta a punchline?

Posted by Uninetch Dark Lord of the Geats5647 2007-04-25 15:51|| 2007-04-25 15:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Ya, WHO's on third.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-04-25 16:10|| 2007-04-25 16:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Nonono: WHO is on First,please keep the lines straight. thanks.

Posted by Ghost of BudnLou 2007-04-25 18:12|| 2007-04-25 18:12|| Front Page Top

#7 A: Who's got the new vaccine.
C: What vaccine ?
A: Vaccine for the bird flu.
C: Who's got the flu ?
A: No, no, Who's got the vaccine.
C: I don't know. I don't even know who's sick.
A: They're not.

Posted by wxjames(channeling) 2007-04-25 18:32|| 2007-04-25 18:32|| Front Page Top

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