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As California Taps Pandemic Stockpile for Bird Flu, Officials Keep Close Eye on Spending

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According to the state, the current stockpile includes 101 million face masks, 26 million more than the 90-day supply recommended by the state’s pandemic preparedness guideline. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered an increase in California’s pandemic preparedness in 2006 in response to an earlier threat from bird flu.

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As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

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California has 88 million N95 face masks According to the state, the current stockpile includes 101 million face masks, 26 million more than the 90-day supply recommended by the state’s pandemic preparedness guideline. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, ended the program in 2011 as state finances went bust. Republican Gov.