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The article discusses the urgent need to address the global threat of H5N1 influenza and reduce the risk of a pandemic. Three international vaccine and public health experts emphasize the importance of fully resourcing and supporting a robust strategy to combat this and future potential pandemic influenza threats, including considering voluntary vaccination for those at risk of exposure.
As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms with outbreaks across species and continents including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource and support a robust strategy to address this and future potential pandemic influenza threats, including to consider voluntary vaccination for those now at exposure risk.