- Written by Dr Jay Gordon
The New York Times reported this week that the World Health Organization raised the Swine Flu alert level to phase 5, one level below all-out global pandemic. “All countries should immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans,” warns Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the W.H.O. Phase 5 hasn’t been declared since the Avian Influenza in 2005. This should make you feel better, unless you or someone you know came down with the Avian Flu.
