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In Reply: We appreciate Dr Meerschaert's comments and agree that this is the time for dialogue on these issues. To that end, the World Health Organization has launched a project to promote international dialogue on ethical issues in pandemic preparedness.¹

Financial Disclosures: None reported.

Carl H. Coleman, JD
colemaca@shu.edu
Health Law & Policy Program
Seton Hall Law School
Newark, New Jersey

Andreas Reis, MD
Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade & Human Rights
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland

1. Addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning. World Health Organization Web site. http://www.who.int/ethics/influenza_project/en/index.html. Accessed May 8, 2008.

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