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Others are more sanguine, noting that similarly menacing avian flu viruses, such as one called H7N9, have petered out in the past.

Insiders I talk too are pretty sanguine about the prospect of this being seen by critics as a re-launch.

“None of the exercises left us sanguine,” the organizer, Bart Gellman, later reported.

She didn’t sound sanguine, calling herself “skeptical” that the company will be able to allege a “cognizable injury.”

Other experts who are less sanguine about the possibility of reaching the 3 million mark still acknowledge that substantial growth is possible.