| ■ U.S. Unprepared for Bioterror Attack: Panel | 2010.01.29 |
| The United States isn't prepared for a biological terrorist attack, such as the release of deadly bacteria or viruses, according to a Congressionally mandated panel. The poor preparation for the swine flu outbreak in 2009 shows that the nation isn't positioned to respond to something more serious, said Randy Larsen, executive director of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, the Associated Press reported. Larsen noted that the United States ran out of H1N1 swine flu vaccine despite a six-month warning from health officials that the disease would be potentially deadly. He said no one in the Obama administration has the lead for protecting the nation against a bioterrorism attack, the AP reported. |