Swine flu was a warning shot. How can we do better against the next pandemic? This spring we were caught with our public-health pants down. Preparing for the next big threat will be difficult but not impossible. [News Source]

Swine flu anxiety runs high as schools resume. The H1N1 virus has run rampant in the United States since it was first detected in April. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, H1N1 infections have sent 7,983 Americans to hospitals and killed 522 of them. [News Source]