You Are Invited to a Pandemic Starting This Sunday

Sunday, January 9, the Duke Global Health Institute hosts their second annual Winter Forum, an event called Pandemic 2011. The public is invited to the forum via the website and may post comments on the live blog during the three days of the event:

Duke's Winter Forum site explains:

During PANDEMIC 2011, students will explore how diseases spread, how and when vaccines are developed, the ethics of who receives treatment, how governments prepare and respond, and the role of the media in disseminating information during a crisis.