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The seasonal flu has been less problematic for younger people, but I believe that the elderly (over 30, 000 die of seasonal flu related complications every year) are sufficiently at risk that the health care workers who treat them should be vaccinated every year for the flu, not just when a pandemic hits.
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In the short term, anti-viral drugs will need to be stockpiled in those countries that can afford them, and decisions will need to be taken about who (eg, health-care workers) should have priority in receiving them.
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Pensioners should not have to take on cleaning jobs to make ends meet, mothers with young children - or indeed fathers - should not have to leave them in day-care, people with disabilities may not be able to stay in employment during different phases of a progressive illness.
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