DoD studies flu quarantine scenario
My Way News
10/12/05
The Pentagon is looking at the possibility of using federal troops to enforce a quarantine in the event of an outbreak of pandemic bird flu in the United States, a senior official said on Wednesday. President George W. Bush said last week he would consider using the military to 'effect a quarantine' in response to any outbreak of avian influenza, but provided few details. Bush at the time also suggested he might place National Guard troops, normally commanded by state governors, under federal control as part of the government's response to the 'catastrophe' of such a flu pandemic...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
10/12/05
The Pentagon is looking at the possibility of using federal troops to enforce a quarantine in the event of an outbreak of pandemic bird flu in the United States, a senior official said on Wednesday. President George W. Bush said last week he would consider using the military to 'effect a quarantine' in response to any outbreak of avian influenza, but provided few details. Bush at the time also suggested he might place National Guard troops, normally commanded by state governors, under federal control as part of the government's response to the 'catastrophe' of such a flu pandemic...
http://tinyurl.com/dhaz4
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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