Cost Of Swine Flu “Uncertain”
By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
At a House Joint Economic Committee Hearing today, Dr. Christina Romer, Chair of the Council for Economic Advisors, was asked by Congressman Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) “How should we view the added uncertainty in the economy both here and abroad that may be created the threat of a major health flu pandemic around the world?” Dr. Romer said the costs at this stage were “uncertain,” adding the priority of the administration was to “save lives.”
April 30, 2009
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