The US government is doing well to communicate uncertainty over swine flu. It must also help the public to visualize what a bad pandemic might be like, says Peter M. Sandman.
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Sandman, P. Pandemics: good hygiene is not enough. Nature 459, 322–323 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459322a
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