Accordingly, it is crucial that employers be aware of their legal obligations as well as the practical implications that a pandemic influenza outbreak may have for their operations and workforce.
As a result of these efforts, federal, provincial and territorial governments produced a Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector in 2004, and a revised version was published in 2006, although new and revised annexes have been included up until the present time.
Devoid of sensationalism and agenda, this book provides all the information needed to understand pandemic influenzas, including avian, swine, and human variations, and outlines the steps needed to develop and implement prevention, stabilization, and recovery efforts as needed at the local level.
Ambassador John Lange, special representative on avian and pandemic influenza at the US Department of State, told Voice of America ahead of the conference that avian influenza is most prevalent in Egypt, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Indonesia, and other countries in Southeast Asia.
have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent indicating their mutual interest to license the development and marketing rights for Vical's pandemic influenza DNA vaccines in Japan to AnGes.
Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza in Nursing Homes: A 2-State Survey," shows that 52% of the 451 responding nursing homes in Nebraska and Michigan do not have any pandemic plan; 23% had a specific plan; and 24% had a pandemic response incorporated into an overall disaster response plan.
As a result, the potential applications of the Hemopurifier(R) against pandemic influenza include: The Hemopurifier(R) is a first-line countermeasure against highly virulent strains of pandemic influenza that are untreatable with drug and vaccine therapies.
In this report, GAO recommended that (1) The Secretaries of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services develop rigorous testing, training, and exercises for pandemic influenza to ensure that federal leadership roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, understood and work effectively and (2) HSC set a time frame to update the Plan, involve key stakeholders, and more fully address the characteristics of an effective national strategy.
