1.   Frist said he was reluctant to commit the government to spending a lot of money on hospital preparedness until the hospitals developed bioterrorism plans.

2.   Georgia was among eight states selected Saturday by the National Governors Association for assistance in developing its homeland security and bioterrorism plan.

3.   New York City is planning a drill to test its bioterrorism response plan this spring, but most cities have barely begun to consider how to respond.

4.   The Missouri Department of Health has accelerated its schedule for completing a statewide bioterrorism plan and implementing a new system for reporting suspicious illnesses.

5.   The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is finishing its bioterrorism plan, which ranges from information on conducting mass vaccinations to disposing of large numbers of corpses.

6.   The number of such teams would vary with the population and geography of each state and would be coordinated with federal, state and local bioterrorism plans.