States still struggling to prepare for bioterrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new report says
Rhode Island is doing about the same as most other states on bioterrorism issues, but there is still room for improvement.
The Trust for AmericaÔŅĹs Health issued the report today.
The report graded states on whether they met ten criteria, including state spending, flu vaccine rates, and the number of scientists and laboratories available to test for biohazards.
Rhode Island and ten other states met five of the criteria.
Massachusetts met three.
The most significant downfall among the states was the lack of adequate public health labs and laboratory scientists to handle serious outbreaks.
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