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Learning to Live in a World with the H1N1 Pandemic

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6/30/2009 • Rayburn House Office Building - Washington, D.C.

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On June 30, 2009, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, in partnership with the Congressional Global Health Caucus, sponsored a briefing on the current H1N1 flu outbreak.

The event featured two leading experts, Dr. Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discussing the current outbreak and the critical policy decisions that lie ahead, as the U.S. government, the World Health Organization, and other institutions attempt to ensure adequate preparedness.

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