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We have already heard from the Commission representative, and that was very well put, that this is not a matter of whether but of when. It should be noted, however, that two principal prerequisites of a pandemic are already there. Namely, the virus is spreading among animals where it is mutating in a way that enables the virus to infect humans and jeopardise their lives. The next, third and last, step would be for the virus to start spreading among humans. We know now how avian flu was identified. Following additional potential mutations, the implicated strain, H5N1, was also used as the basis for developing a vaccine. This has only served to reconfirm something I have several times cautioned against here at the European Parliament. It is inappropriate that healthcare systems are subject to the subsidiarity principle and to national governments. Disease knows no borders, and it is the impending threat of a pandemic that has genuinely put the issue in the spotlight. It is commendable that the WHO stands ready, but I have doubts as to whether national governments are prepared to deal with this issue."@en1
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