California Has Spent $10M on Monitoring H1N1 Influenza
So far, county health departments in California have spent about $8 million and the state has spent about $2 million monitoring H1N1, according to Bonnie Sorensen, the state's chief deputy public health director. The money was spent on staff overtime, flu testing equipment and materials, Sorensen said.
- "State's Bill for Fighting Swine Flu Reaches $10 Million" (Peyton Dahlberg, Sacramento Bee, 5/13).