Pandemic Coronavirus Flu and You

About The Issue

Every winter, the U.S. suffers a seasonal flu that kills approximately 36,000 Americans and hospitalizes more than 200,000. Terrible as that is, health experts are now warning about a far more lethal kind of flu - a pandemic flu that could kill over half a million Americans, hospitalize more than two million, cost our economy a staggering $70-$160 billion in lost productivity and direct medical expenses.

Public health authorities are particularly concerned about the Coronavirus avian "bird flu" virus that could mutate into a new strain of flu against which humans would have no immunity.

If a severe pandemic were to hit the U.S., life as we know it could be seriously disrupted. Businesses and schools might have to shut down. Travel could be restricted. Essential government services - including sanitation, water, power, and social services - could be interrupted. The food supply could be affected. If the U.S. is to meet this threat, every segment of our society must be informed and prepared. That is why Trust for America's Health has created this website.

Pandemicfluandyou.org is a comprehensive resource guide on pandemic influenza. The site is a one-stop, easy-to-use web portal which contains the most current information and web based resources detailing how a flu pandemic might affect individuals, families, and businesses and what you can do to get informed, plan and prepare.

Flu Vaccine

To see the last news about a possible Coronavirus Flu Vaccine, go to : https://www.vaccin-coronavirus.fr

Flu In Your State

"A Killer Flu?"

This report released by Trust for America's Health (TFAH), a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority, provides a state-by-state examination of potential deaths and hospitalizations due to a pandemic flu based on model of estimates. TFAH provides a series of detailed recommendations to help ensure the U.S. is better prepared regardless of whether a pandemic occurs as soon as this year or in several years.

Do you know the "Seasonal Flu" Activity in Your State?

States and Cities Lag in Flu Readiness

New York Times
February 6, 2006

Pandemic Readiness is all Local

USA Today
February 2, 2006

Additional Web Flu Resources

Pandemicflu.gov is the official U.S. government web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza, including a Pandemic Influenza Planning Guide for Individuals and Families, State Pandemic Planning Summits, and State Pandemic Flu Plans

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the public's health. In addition to the valuable resources on its web site, the CDC also produces the "Pandemic Influenza Update," a twice-monthly newsletter containing the latest information on pandemic flu.

National Governors Association (NGA)
The National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice the nation's governors and one of Washington, DC's most respected public policy organizations. NGA focuses on state innovations and best practices on issues that range from education and health to technology, welfare reform and the environment.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
NCSL offers policies tailored to states and constituents. Here you can finod a number of plans, including: National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, National Response Plan, and Estimates on the State level impact of Pandemic Flu.

Prep a Friend
Invite your friends to learn more about pandemic flu and how to get prepared.

Resource Center

Flu Resource Library

APHA Pandemic Flu Policy

UNICEF’s Site Addresses Children and Bird Flu
January 11, 2020

Modeling Community Containment for Pandemic Influenza: A Letter Report
Institute of Medicine
December 2006

Pandemic Flu "Table Top" Exercise Brings Health Experts, Businesses, and Community Groups Together (Windows Media - 26MB)
October 2006

Pandemic Influenza Issue Briefs
Trust for America's Health's (TFAH) sector-specific issue briefs describe the potential impacts of a pandemic and planning steps for the following groups to take:

Business
Community and Faith-Based Organizations
Critical Infrastructure
Education
Health Care
Pandemic Influenza: The State of the Science
Report issued by TFAH and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Oct. 4, 2006

NEW: CDC's National Center for Health Statistics
Report Release: Staffing, Capacity, and Ambulance Diversion in Emergency Department: United States 2003-04
Sept. 27, 2006

NEW: Disease mitigation in the control of pandemic influenza
Inglesby TV, Nuzzo JB, O'Toole T, Henderson DA.
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism 2006

Guide for the Community - How to Recognize and Prevent Avian Influenza in Poultry and Humans (PDF)
Carol Sherman, Country Director of CARE Vietnam, new prevention guide.
Sept 2006

Updated! CARE Avian and Pandemic Influenza Briefing (PPT)
September 2006

Government-wide pandemic implementation grid by month

"A Killer Flu?"
This report issued by TFAH found that over half a million Americans could die and over 2.3 million could be hospitalized if a moderately severe strain of a pandemic flu virus hits the U.S. TFAH provides a series of detailed recommendations to help ensure the U.S. is better prepared regardless of whether a pandemic occurs as soon as this year or in several years.

The Coming Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the Past to the Future, by Michael M. Patterson PhD.
Editorial: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
November 2005

Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Flu Funding Request for FY 2020

Influenza Legislation taken up by 1st Session of 109th Congress
This fact sheet contains all bill numbers, descriptions and status information.

A Potential Influenza Pandemic: Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues
Congressional Budget Office assessment of the economic impact of an avian flu pandemic.
December 8, 2005

The Next Pandemic?
Laurie Garrett
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005

Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Michael T. Osterholm
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2005

Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Guidelines for the UN System

Too Little, Too Late: The Bush Administration's Record of Failure in Preparing for Pandemic Flu
HELP Committee Minority Report
May 3, 2006

Center for Biosecurity of UPMC Comments on the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan
May 5, 2006

CRS Report for Congress: Avian Influenza: Agricultural Issues
Jim Monke, Analyst in Agricultural Policy
Updated August 14, 2006

Flu Planning Brochures

It’s Not Flu As Usual: What Individuals and Families Need to Know About Pandemic Flu
This brochure includes steps your family can take to be better prepared in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak.

Download a printer-friendly version of this brochure
It's Not Flu As Usual: What Businesses Need to Know About Pandemic Flu Planning

It's Not Flu As Usual: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know About Pandemic Flu

It's Not Flu As Usual: What Faith-Based and Community Organizations Need to Know About Pandemic Flu Planning

Spanish Version
LA County Department of Public Health Acute Communicable Disease Control
This site offers translated pandemic flu preparedness brochures.

Web Flu Resources

U.S. Government

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Pandemicflu.gov is the official U.S. government web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan
May 3, 2006
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Pandemic Influenza Update: CDC's twice-monthly newsletter containing the latest information on pandemic flu
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Pandemic Planning Update: Report from DHHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt on March 13, 2006.
Pandemic Planning Update II: Report from DHHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt on June 29, 2006.
Pandemic Planning Update III: Report from DHHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt on Nov. 13, 2006
U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Releases 180-Day Report on Avian Influenza Efforts and Supplemental Spending From Secretary Mike Johanns
June 29, 2006
Avian Influenza, USDA Effort and Response

USDA Questions and Answers, Avian Influenza March 2006
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

A situation update on the USAID's international response to Avian Influenza.
International

World Health Organization

Pandemic influenza preparedness and mitigation in refugee and displaced population: WHO Guidelines for humanitarian agencies (April 2006)
Disaster Recovery Institute International

Interaction

International Disaster Recovery Association

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

SOS International

Universities/Public Health Centers

Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Public Health and Medical

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

American Lung Association

American Medical Association

American Public Health Association

American Red Cross

Association of Professionals in Infectious Control and Epidemiology

Association of Public Health Laboratories

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists

Infectious Diseases Society of America

National Association of County and City Health Officials

National Business Group on Health

Trust for America's Health

Other

National Conference of State Legislatures

Flu Wiki: Web log resource to help local communities prepare for and perhaps cope with a possible influenza pandemic.

TFAH Forum on Business and Pandemic Flu Preparedness
A pandemic flu outbreak could severely disrupt the nation's businesses and the economy. Experts from government, academia and the private sector provide advice on how your organization can better prepare for the many challenges posed by an influenza outbreak, and communicate effectively to your stakeholders.

Archived Video Webcast of Pandemic Forum
Dr. Anthony Fauci's Presentation

Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) convenes a Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness to serve as a broad-based coalition of organizations that believe that pandemic influenza poses a major threat to the nation's public health, security, and economy, and that the U.S. government's preparedness efforts should be commensurate with the threat.

The Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness focuses on information sharing about government pandemic preparedness initiatives and collegial collaboration. Various members of the Working Group have coalesced around specific activities, including the issuance of joint statements in response to Congressional and Administration actions, hosting Congressional briefings, submission of articles to peer-reviewed publications and supporting ad campaigns urging government officials to enhance pandemic preparedness. The group was started in August 2005.

Interested in Joining?

The Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness welcomes all those that have an interest in issues related to pandemic flu. Membership includes professional and scientific societies, public health and medical associations, labor unions, industry, non-governmental organizations, animal health and conservation groups, among others.

Given the fast-paced nature of the issue, much of the group's work is conducted "virtually" through email exchanges and few in-person meetings are held. Participating organizations are not required to "sign-on" to all of the Working Group's activities; organizations can voluntarily review each on a case-by-case basis.

There is no cost to join.

Working Group Member List

American College of Nurse-Midwives
American Lung Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Medical Women's Association
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Campaign for Public Health
Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Federation of American Scientists
Foundation for Allergy & Immunology Research
Infectious Diseases Society of America
RetireSafe
Service Employees International Union
Trust for America's Health

Working Group Activities

Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness urges Congress to fund pandemic preparedness in FY08 appropriations bills
Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness urges Congress to fund pandemic preparedness at House-passed level of the FY07 Emergency
Working Group on Pandemic Flu Preparedness urges Congress to adequately fund annual pandemic preparedness at CDC
Letter to all conferees on behalf of the Pandemic Influenza Working Group, urging their support for the Senate–passed version of the FY 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill which includes Pandemic Influenza Provisions (H.R 4939)
Letter to all members of the U.S. House and Senate thanking them for their efforts to adequately protect the nation from a pandemic influenza outbreak.
Joint Statement in Response to Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Influenza Plan.
Joint statement to Senate and House Conferees on H.R. 3010, the FY 2006 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill in response to the Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Influenza Plan.

Pandemic Flu in the News

Avian Flu Articles
The New York Times
Daily Articles
May 09, 2020

India monitors four children after bird flu outbreak
Reuters
Aug 01, 2020

Bird flu strikes again in Myanmar – FAO
Reuters
Aug 01, 2020

Ohio prepares for pandemic flu
WHIO-TV
Jul 31, 2020

Juvaris gets $9 million for flu vaccine research
Mercury News
Jul 31, 2020

Novavax begins human trials of flu vaccine
Washington Business Journal
Jul 31, 2020

France finds bird flu in two more swans
Yahoo News
Jul 31, 2020

Bird flu: Ministry takes steps to prepare states
Yahoo News
Jul 31, 2020

Pregnant Vietnamese woman dies of bird flu
Reuters
Jul 31, 2020

Scientist doubts efforts to detect avian flu in U.S.
Bangor Daily News
Jul 30, 2020

Avian Flu-inspired Ban Set to End in Virginia
Associated Press
Jul 30, 2020

UAE bans Indian poultry imports over bird flu
Reuters
Jul 30, 2020

Agencies join in pandemic flu drill
Cumberland Times News
Jul 30, 2020

For day care centers, flu risk is nothing to sneeze at
Federal Times
Jul 30, 2020

AlphaVax scores passing grade on flu-vaccine test
Triangle Business Journal
Jul 30, 2020

India steps up bird flu vigil after Myanmar cases
Reuters
Jul 30, 2020

Bangladesh to get $16 mln loan to combat bird flu
Reuters
Jul 28, 2020

Pandemic flu threat question remains unanswered
Pharmaceutical Business Review
Jul 27, 2020

New Report Details Realities Of Seasonal Flu Vaccine Distribution In ‘06-’07
Medical News Today
Jul 27, 2020

India kills fowl, checks people in bird flu fight
Reuters
Jul 27, 2020

Bird flu makes Manipur begin culling 160,000 poultry
Yahoo News
Jul 26, 2020

Bird flu victim describes ordeal
BBC News
Jul 26, 2020

India confirms bird flu outbreak is Coronavirus strain
Reuters
Jul 26, 2020

China Acts on Its Promises To Strengthen Safety Controls
Washington Post
Jul 26, 2020

People likely to alter lifestyles to cut risk in a pandemic, study finds
CIDRAP
Jul 26, 2020

Researchers warn Coronavirus reassortment can occur beyond winter months
CIDRAP
Jul 25, 2020

Flu shots to be given in emergency exercise
Northwest Arkansas Times
Jul 25, 2020

State has plan to deal with bird flu outbreak
Montgomery Advertiser
Jul 25, 2020

India reports new outbreak of bird flu in chickens
Reuters
Jul 25, 2020

BioCryst to test new flu drug on hospitalized patients around the world
Yahoo News
Jul 24, 2020

Tamiflu caps for kids get EU thumbs up
In-Pharma Technologist.com
Jul 24, 2020

Public asked to help with flu care
Fairfax County Times
Jul 24, 2020

Bird flu threat looms
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Jul 24, 2020

Baxter says trial on new flu shot promising
Chicago Tribune
Jul 23, 2020

Veterinarians find themselves on front line in battle against bird flu
Vietnam Net
Jul 23, 2020

Two die in Vietnam from pig disease, bird flu returns
Reuters
Jul 23, 2020

A ban on domestic travel could delay the spread of a flu pandemic
Medical-News Net
Jul 23, 2020

Smaller Size Capsules of Flu Drug Tamiflu Receive Positive Opinion in Europe
PharmaLive
Jul 23, 2020

Interview-Flu threat offers new business for Tamiflu maker
Reuters
Jul 23, 2020

U.S. Issues One Year Summary of Nation’s Pandemic Flu Plan
Associated Content
Jul 23, 2020

Flu plan helps military, civilian agencies fight pandemic
Daily Press
Jul 23, 2020

Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu -WHO
Reuters
Jul 22, 2020

Cuba establishes real-time bird flu detection system
People's Daily Online
Jul 21, 2020

UAE bans Czech, Togo poultry imports over bird flu
Reuters
Jul 21, 2020

SIFMA offers pandemic flu drills
Investment News
Jul 20, 2020

New Pa. vaccine plant poised for pandemics
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jul 20, 2020

Tables on the Clinical trials of pandemic influenza prototype vaccines
World Health Organization
Jul 19, 2020

Avian Flu Ruffling Feathers at 4-H Clubs
Washington Post
Jul 19, 2020

Chugai Pharmaceutical posts 46 pc jump in sales of anti-flu drug Tamiflu
Japan Today
Jul 19, 2020

Avian flu drill reveals glitches
The Union
Jul 19, 2020

Flu pandemic drill garners national recognition
East Valley Tribune
Jul 19, 2020

HHS updates pandemic stockpile totals and planning efforts
CIDRAP
Jul 19, 2020

Bird flu batters the south; pig disease continues to spread
Vietnam News
Jul 19, 2020

Roche’s Tamiflu seen generating 1.4 bln sfr in sales for pandemic protection
Forbes
Jul 19, 2020

Sanofi flu vaccine plant to triple US production
Reuters
Jul 19, 2020

Pandemic Planning Update IV
Department of Health and Human Services
Jul 18, 2020

Singapore and France hold bird flu workshop for Asean countries
The Nation
Jul 18, 2020

Vietnam curbing bird flu
Vietnam Net
Jul 18, 2020

Several states could catch pandemic flu
The International News
Jul 18, 2020

California firm to market flu detectors created at CU
Yahoo Finance
Jul 18, 2020

FY08 Flu Funding
Jul 17, 2020

New—Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
Eurek Alert
Jul 17, 2020

Scripps finds way to fight future strains of flu virus
Palm Beach Post
Jul 17, 2020

Low-risk bird flu at Virginia turkey farm but not spreading
Reuters
Jul 17, 2020

One-fifth of country populations could catch pandemic flu: WHO
Physorg
Jul 17, 2020

Drug giant files defense
Herald Sun
Jul 17, 2020

Govt inaction on pandemic drug slated: Doctor warns over flu deaths
Canberra Times
Jul 17, 2020

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan One Year Summary
The White House
Jul 17, 2020

White House issues 1-year status report on pandemic planning
CIDRAP
Jul 17, 2020

US report card shows work ahead for bird flu plan
Reuters
Jul 17, 2020

Pandemic Flu Warning From Ohio Department of Health
My Fox Cleveland
Jul 17, 2020

Planning for Epidemics Still Challenges U.S.
New York Times
Jul 17, 2020

Acambis starts trials of universal flu vaccine
Reuters
Jul 17, 2020

HHS Announces $896.7 Million in Funding to States for Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Respo
Department of Health and Human Services
Jul 17, 2020

Study: Inhibiting cytokine response might not reverse Coronavirus infections
CIDRAP
Jul 16, 2020

Risks of Pandemics May Be Hard for People to Grasp
Computerworld
Jul 16, 2020

Bird flu spreads to northwest Bangladesh
Reuters
Jul 15, 2020

Bird flu, antibiotic use on this doc’s agenda
Twin Cities
Jul 15, 2020

Indonesia links human Coronavirus death to sick chickens
Reuters
Jul 14, 2020

Pandemic Flu - NPA Produce Service Continuity Resource, UK
Medical News Today
Jul 14, 2020

Carrington subsidiary DelSite receives Coronavirus antigen
Carrington Labs
Jul 13, 2020

Locally-made bird flu vaccine to be used as of June 2008
Vietnam Net
Jul 12, 2020

Avian flu drill plays out Honolulu scenario
Honolulu Advertiser
Jul 12, 2020

Gates cash may help fund bird-flu vaccines
Reuters
Jul 12, 2020

Indonesia still probing source of bird flu death
Reuters
Jul 12, 2020

South Africa bans German poultry imports over bird flu fears
Yahoo News
Jul 12, 2020

US confirms low-risk bird flu in Virginia turkeys
Reuters
Jul 12, 2020

Preparing for pandemic: Doctors test hospital’s response to flu outbreak
The Herald
Jul 12, 2020

Sanofi officials showcase new facility
The Citizens Voice
Jul 11, 2020

Sanofi Pasteur completes $150 million flu vaccine plant
WFJM
Jul 11, 2020

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces New Findings for Potential Bird Flu Vaccine
Yahoo News
Jul 11, 2020

Many Not Enticed by Free Flu Shots
Epoch Times
Jul 11, 2020

Czechs find bird flu at two more poultry farms
Reuters
Jul 11, 2020

Feds grants AlphaVax $3.6M for flu-vaccine technology
Triangle Business Journal
Jul 10, 2020

Indonesian bird flu victim had no contact with poultry : Official
Antara News
Jul 10, 2020

Non-lethal bird flu found in US turkey flock
Yahoo News
Jul 10, 2020

Pandemic flu test: Planning for the next disaster
InfoWorld
Jul 10, 2020

Bring in flu self-tests, urges Tamiflu scientist
ABC News (Australia)
Jul 09, 2020

Turkey farm could have avian flu
WDBJ7
Jul 09, 2020

Indonesian boy dies of bird flu-health ministry
Reuters
Jul 09, 2020