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WebTV show: Preparing for swine flu

In a worst-case scenario ministers predict swine flu could see one in eight employees off work by the end of August. How will businesses cope with this threat? Earlier this morning the Lords’ science and technology committee expressed disappointment at the government’s preparations for the pandemic. With the Department of Health struggling under the weight… Read more »

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Swine flu verdict: Govt ‘under-prepared’

By Alex Stevenson The government’s response to the swine flu threat has been “under-prepared” and “disappointing”, peers have said. The Lords’ science and technology committee says the Department of Health (DoH) is struggling in a number of ways in the face of the pandemic. It says there are “significant concerns” about delays to the national… Read more »