Economic View: An Economic Cure for Pandemics

An outbreak of avian flu in Asia raises questions about national preparedness for pandemics. A reward system for medical innovators would be a step in the right direction, an economist says.    

Source: NYT Health - May 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By TYLER COWEN Tags: Epidemics Inventions and Patents Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) United States Economy Avian Influenza United States Politics and Government Research China Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news