Quote from the 'Avian Influenza Preparedness' webpage at the US Embassy in
Tunisia.
http://tunis.usembassy.gov/avian_influenza.html

"...The U.S. Department of State is recommending that its overseas employees
and their families prepare for the possibility of "sheltering in place" for
an extended period of time - up to twelve weeks..."

NOTE - U.S. Embassies around the world have offered similar advice, even if
some have since changed the 12 weeks to 2 weeks. Do a Google search to
confirm whether or not the Embassy/Consulate in YOUR country is advising the
3 months/12 weeks supply or not.

...And should you think the '12 weeks' bit is a typographical error of '2
weeks'...

Quote from the 'Ambassador's letter To American Citizens' webpage of the US
Consulate in Vietnam...
http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/letter.html

"...All staff and families have been advised to stockpile non-spoilable food
and safe water for up to a month, in case there is need to remain at home in
social isolation..."

Rhetorical Question - How much have you got stored away for you and yours?

Just had my pensioners flu jab so if it happens this year, I probably won't
die of Bird Flu. Hopefully ;-)

On past form this will not be as informative as the posts from the New
Scientist which I made recently.

SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Horizon
On: BBC 2 North (102)
Date: Tuesday 7th November 2006 (starting in 1 day)
Time: 21:00 to 22:30 (1 hour and 30 minutes long)

Sorry it is so long but the original is password protected

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19225763.300-bird-flu-outruns-the-vaccines...

Bird flu outruns the vaccines
04 November 2006
From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues.
Debora Mackenzie

A NEW strain of H5N1 bird flu has emerged in China and is poised to start
yet another global wave of infection. The human pandemic vaccines now being
developed will not protect against it. Worse still, nearly three times as
many Chinese poultry are infected with H5N1 now as last year, meaning there
is a greater chance of human infections - despite China's insistence that
all poultry be vaccinated against it. In fact, vaccination may be to blame
for the new strain.