Microbiology Persuasive paper

Please read the assignment carefully and contact me with questions. Paper is due on Friday.

A new strain of avian (bird) virus has popped up in China and has health officials at the World Health Organization are worried.  They fear it may jump across species and infect humans, causing a pandemic. The virus is 100% lethal in birds, killing them within 24 to 48 hours. A human vaccine against the avian virus has been successfully manufactured in the U.S. and there is enough to inoculate the entire U.S. population. You are a scientist at the Center for Disease Control and have been called before Congress where they are debating whether to make immunizations against this avian flu legally mandatory for all US citizens.

Ignoring the constitutionality of such a law, in writing, present a scientifically persuasive case for why Congress should adopt your position.

In addition to making a persuasive argument for why this is the case, please state what the alternative strategy should be.

Position on Vaccination: One can protect the entire U.S. population against an epidemic without having to vaccinate everyone. 

I chose position 2, and the idea no traveler can enter/leave China without the vaccination.

Alternatively, all travelers having been to/from China must have the vaccination to enter the US.