Homeland Security botched pandemic preparedness : U.S. report

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Homeland Security botched pandemic preparedness : U.S. report

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/homeland-security-botched-pandemic-preparedness-u-report-202552583.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MdbqMGQWFSB6C27EBRQFiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-08T202749Z_1_LYNXMPEA870XK_RTROPTP_2_USA-CYBERWAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity &amp; Communications Integration Center in Arlington Virginia" align="left" title="U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity &amp; Communications Integration Center in Arlington Virginia" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security failed to assess the supplies it needed to deal with a potential pandemic and now has expired stockpiles including medications, 200,000 respirators and 4,184 bottles of hand sanitizers, an inspector general report showed. The department bought 16 million surgical masks and 350,000 white coverall suits without establishing the need for them, according to its inspector general's report, which included photographs of stacks of unopened boxes piled high in a storeroom. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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