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The plan includes the goal of having the first vaccine doses ready within 3 months of pandemic strain emergence.

One recommendations is for all nations to assess preparedness and animal health capacities by 2019.

The plan includes a $2.8 billion boost to HHS but cuts to global health.

Recommendations replace 2007 guidance and aim to improve planning and decision-making for use of nondrug mitigation strategies.

The annual index found worrying discrepancies among states that create widening gaps, especially in low-income areas and those vulnerable to public health emergencies.