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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in cooperation with departments and agencies across the federal government, have announced two new efforts designed to improve state, local, and community preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic, which can occur when a new strain of flu appears for which people have no immunity.
The CDC released new guidance on community planning strategies that state and local community decision-makers, as well as individuals, need to consider based on the severity of an influenza pandemic. These strategies are important because the best protection against pandemic influenza--a vaccine--is not likely to be available at the outset of... |
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