May 03, 2006
The Much Anticipated Plan
Pandemic Flu Plan Warns of Chaos
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 3, 2006
Filed at 1:39 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A flu pandemic would cause massive disruptions lasting for months, and cities, states and businesses must make plans now to keep functioning -- and not count on a federal rescue, the Bush administration said Wednesday.''Our nation will face this global threat united in purpose and united in action in order to best protect our families, our communities, our nation and our world from the threat of pandemic influenza,'' President Bush said in a letter to Americans noting the release of an updated national pandemic response strategy.
Bush last fall proposed a $7.1 billion plan to prepare for the next worldwide outbreak of a super-strain of influenza. Wednesday's report updates that plan, an incremental step that basically outlines exactly which government agency is responsible for some 300 tasks, many already under way.
Even the most draconian steps, such as shutting down U.S. borders against outbreaks abroad, would almost certainly fail to keep a flu pandemic from spreading here, the report acknowledges -- and thus it outlines more limited travel restrictions that would be used instead.
Influenza pandemics strike every few decades when a never-before-seen strain arises. It's impossible to predict when the next will occur, although concern is rising that the Asian bird flu, called the H5N1 strain, might lead to one if it starts spreading easily from person to person.
The "plan" notes that business continuity and supply chain planning will be critical, but puts no one in charge of it. Other countries have been working on this for years.
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