Was there really a flu pandemic?
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
Agreeing on definitions is rarely easy, as has been shown by the arguments over what constitutes a counterfeit medicine. Now the issue has raised its head again, this time with the publication of a damning report on the World Health Organization’s handling of the flu pandemic.
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