Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – As the worldwide concern about swine flu escalates, it’s interesting to look back at a 2006 Clinton School speech from Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and an expert on flu pandemics. At the time, the concern was bird flu, but Olsterholm contends that it’s not a question of “if” but “when” the world will see another flu pandemic.
An international leader on the critical concern regarding preparedness for a flu pandemic, Osterholm claims that the world is currently at a greater risk of facing a flu pandemic than it has been in many years. Globalization and the ease of international trade make the transfer of disease in the world today much easier, Osterholm says. CLICK HERE to watch the lecture.