And over the counter flu shots (of course I am crazy?!)
ElPaso Outwit wrote:
(PUBLIC BRAINWASHING)Identifying key spokespersons for the community, ensuring that they are educated in risk communication, and have coordinated crisis communications plans.
Providing public education campaigns on pandemic influenza and public and private interventions.Individuals and Families (Breaking them up!)
The critical role of individuals and families in controlling a pandemic cannot be overstated. Modeling of the transmission of influenza vividly illustrates the impact of one individual's behavior on the spread of disease, by showing that an infection carried by one person can be transmitted to tens or hundreds of others. For this reason, individual action is perhaps the most important element of pandemic preparedness and response.
Education (BRAINWASHING) on pandemic preparedness for the population should begin before a pandemic, (Happening NOW!) should be provided by all levels of government and the private sector, and should occur in the context of preventing the transmission of any infection, such as the annual influenza or the common cold. Responsibilities of the individual and families include:Taking precautions to prevent the spread of infection to others if an individual or a family member has symptoms of influenza.
Being prepared to follow public health guidance that may include limitation of attendance at public gatherings and non-essential travel for several days or weeks.
Keeping supplies of materials at home, as recommended by authorities, to support essential needs of the household for several days if necessary. (TRY MONTHS!)
International Partners
We rely upon our international partnerships, with the United Nations, international organizations and private non-profit organizations, to amplify our efforts, and will engage them on a multilateral and bilateral basis. Our international effort to contain and mitigate the effects of an outbreak of pandemic influenza is a central component of our overall strategy. In many ways, the character and quality of the U.S. response and that of our international partners may play a determining role in the severity of a pandemic.
The International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza stands in support of multinational organizations. Members of the Partnership have agreed that the following 10 principles will guide their efforts:International cooperation to protect the lives and health of our people;
Timely and sustained high-level global political leadership to combat avian and pandemic influenza;
Transparency in reporting of influenza cases in humans and in animals caused by virus strains that have pandemic potential, to increase understanding and preparedness and especially to ensure rapid and timely response to potential outbreaks;
Immediate sharing of epidemiological data and samples with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the international community to detect and characterize the nature and evolution of any outbreaks as quickly as possible, by utilizing, where appropriate, existing networks and mechanisms;
Rapid reaction to address the first signs of accelerated transmission of H5N1 and other highly pathogenic influenza strains so that appropriate international and national resources can be brought to bear;
Prevent and contain an incipient epidemic through capacity building and in-country collaboration with international partners;
Work in a manner complementary to and supportive of expanded cooperation with and appropriate support of key multilateral organizations (including the WHO, Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organization for Animal Health);
Timely coordination of bilateral and multilateral resource allocations; dedication of domestic resources (human and financial); improvements in public awareness; and development of economic and trade contingency plans;
Increased coordination and harmonization of preparedness, prevention, response and containment activities among nations, complementing domestic and regional preparedness initiatives, and encouraging where appropriate the development of strategic regional initiatives; and
Actions based on the best available science.Through the Partnership and other bilateral and multilateral initiatives, we will promote these principles and support the development of an international capacity to prepare, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic
---------------------------------(Here comes their justification for PLANNED Roadblocks and Checkpoints!)