Bird flu

I don’t know if this is an electoral stunt, a political ploy, but, whatever the reason –if it is true – I find myself in the strange position of praising France:

France is taking extra measures to protect itself against bird flu, stockpiling drugs and vaccines and reinforcing health checks at airports.
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The World Health Organization has said that if the virus mutates and becomes capable of human-to-human transmission, a devastating pandemic is "inevitable".
"Reserves of anti-viral medicines, vaccines and protection measures for the population will be increased to the levels required to ensure the health of all French citizens in the event of any pandemic," a French government statement said.

Bird flu, France