Poor Nations, WHO Spar Over Flu Vaccines
Children rarely die from measles or other preventable diseases in the West, but in the developing world lifesaving drugs and vaccines are still out of reach for many. Will access to bird flu vaccines be any different? That’s the question Indonesia is asking by refusing to share its H5N1 bird flu virus samples with the World Health Organization until it gets a guarantee that it can obtain vaccines if a flu pandemic emerges. Full Story