Also Tuesday, President Bush unveiled a $7.1 billion dollar plan for combating the possible outbreak of a global flu pandemic. Most of the proposed funding will go to buying vaccines and developing new ones. The Washington Post notes Bush’s plan would leave states responsible for covering up to 75% of the cost of the vaccines. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Times observes Bush’s plan would leave the Department of Homeland Security, not Health and Human Services, in charge of the federal response to a flu pandemic. Kim Elliott, deputy director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Trust for America’s Health, told the Times : “When the emergency occurs, it would be handed to folks most of whom have not been trained on the public health aspects.”