Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Action Plan for the United States: 2002 Update

Preparation for the next influenza pandemic includes development of a national plan that has 3 goals: to limit the burden of disease, to minimize social disruption, and to reduce economic losses attributable to the pandemic. Priority areas to be addressed and improved in the plan to achieve these go...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2002-09, Vol.35 (5), p.590-596
Main Authors: Strikas, Raymond A., Wallace, Gregory S., Myers, Martin G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antivirals
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Emergency preparedness
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Health Planning
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Influenza Vaccines - immunology
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Medical sciences
Orthomyxoviridae
Pandemics
Preventive medicine
Surveillance
United States - epidemiology
Vaccination
Vaccines
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:Preparation for the next influenza pandemic includes development of a national plan that has 3 goals: to limit the burden of disease, to minimize social disruption, and to reduce economic losses attributable to the pandemic. Priority areas to be addressed and improved in the plan to achieve these goals include global and national influenza surveillance, vaccine development and production, vaccine use and coverage, chemoprophylaxis and therapy, guidelines for clinical care and health resources management, emergency preparedness, and research. This multifaceted plan will require close collaboration between public and private sectors to ameliorate the potentially devastating impact of pandemic influenza.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/342200