SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES PANDEMIC FLU PREPAREDNESS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Julie Gerberding testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on “Pandemic Flu Preparedness,†on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 2, 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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