100 Years of Medical Countermeasures and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness

The 1918 influenza pandemic spread rapidly around the globe, leading to high mortality and social disruption. The countermeasures available to mitigate the pandemic were limited and relied on nonpharmaceutical interventions. Over the past 100 years, improvements in medical care, influenza vaccines,...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2018-11, Vol.108 (11), p.1469-1472
Main Authors: Jester, Barbara J, Uyeki, Timothy M, Patel, Anita, Koonin, Lisa, Jernigan, Daniel B
Format: Article
Language:English
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AJPH Influenza Pandemics, 1918–2018
Antiviral agents
Antiviral Agents - history
Antiviral Agents - supply & distribution
Communicable Disease Control - history
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Disease control
Drugs
Global Health - history
Health services
History
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Immunization
Influenza
Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 - history
Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 - mortality
Influenza Vaccines - history
Influenza Vaccines - supply & distribution
Laboratories
Medical Countermeasures
Mortality
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Prevention
Public health
Public Health Practice
Public Health Practice - history
Social interactions
United States - epidemiology
Vaccines
Viruses
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Summary:The 1918 influenza pandemic spread rapidly around the globe, leading to high mortality and social disruption. The countermeasures available to mitigate the pandemic were limited and relied on nonpharmaceutical interventions. Over the past 100 years, improvements in medical care, influenza vaccines, antiviral medications, community mitigation efforts, diagnosis, and communications have improved pandemic response. A number of gaps remain, including vaccines that are more rapidly manufactured, antiviral drugs that are more effective and available, and better respiratory protective devices.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304586