BUSH MEETS WITH VACCINE MAKERS
U.S. President George W. Bush met with makers of vaccines in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Oct. 7, 2005, in part to discuss how to combat the threat of a bird flu pandemic. From left are David Mott, president and CEO of MedImmune, David Williams, CEO of Aventis Pasteur, the President, Jean-Pierre Garnier, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline and Howard Pien, chairman, president and CEO of Chiron Corp. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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