DemFromCT has Flu and You, Part II up over at DailyKos. As with Part I, it is well worth reading. It implicitly raises an extraordinarily important issue -- the crucial value of the public health infrastructure -- and explicitly lays out a vital part of it, the public health laboratory network.
Next week Dem plans Part III, where he will interview us on this. It is an opportunity for us to get our thoughts together on a subject we have often promoted but haven't spelled out. I'll keep you posted on the plans. Meanwhile, pop over to DailyKos and have a read.
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we want your summary ...
That is the summary.
raising an issue is easy.
Where are the conclusions ?