FD Flam: Another pandemic is inevitable, and we’re not ready

Every week or so, scientists issue another warning that the H5N1 bird flu is inching closer to exploding into a pandemic. Despite having contended with a pandemic that broke out less than five years ago, the U.S. has no solid plan to handle a new one — nor have our leaders done anything to incorporate the lessons learned from... read full story

"In my opinion, it is a matter of time before we start to see documented human-to-human transmission of this virus … because we’re continuing to let this virus infect humans and adapt to people,"