PBS to Air "Anatomy of a Pandemic"

PBS is airing a special entitled the “Anatomy of a Pandemic” which will explore the science and policy of this year’s swine flu pandemic, from federal vaccination headquarters to big city hospital emergency rooms. Please visit the web site at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/pandemic/ for more information and local listings.

Among those listed who will be interviewed include:
Anthony Fauci

o   Fauci, a director at the National Institutes of Health, relates his greatest disease fears, and what health officials are watching for in the future.

·         Barbara Ferrer

o   Ferrer, head of the Boston Public Health Commission, says minorities and the poor are seeing the worst of H1N1.

·         Anne Schuchat

o   Schuchat, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, talks about the challenges of the H1N1 pandemic.

·         Michael Osterholm

o   Flu expert Dr. Michael Osterholm grades the U.S. response to the pandemic so far.

·         Barbara Loe Fisher

o   Fisher, of the National Vaccine Information Center, urges parents to take an active role in learning about vaccines.

Two of the stories featured on the web site include:

·         A pregnant pediatrician who continues to see flu patients.

·         Tough choices for the mother of an H1N1 patient.