The Chinese government rushed three million doses of avian flu vaccine to a threatened province this week. After finding almost 200 dead geese, health officials worry the disease could spread to other birds and possibly humans. In the U.S., the recent shortages of flu vaccine caught many people off guard. Now, experts think it's time to roll up our sleeves and prepare for a pandemic.

In this hour, we'll talk about vaccines. What's coming down the vaccination pipeline? Can we modernize how we make vaccines? And should we start stuffing our medicine cabinets?

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Guests:
Michael Osterholm
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minneapolis

Walter Orenstein, MD
Director, Program for Vaccine Policy and Development
Associate Director, Emory Vaccine Center
Professor of Medicine, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Paul Offit, M.D.
Chief of Infectious Disease
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nita Lowey
Representative, New York's 18th Congressional District
White Plains, New York

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This segment produced by Karin Vergoth