What is the Government doing now to prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak?

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Answer:

Federal, State, and local health agencies are making plans to prepare for, respond to, and contain an outbreak of pandemic flu. Activities to prepare for a pandemic flu include:

• supporting Federal, State, and local health agencies' efforts to prepare for and respond to a pandemic flu outbreak;
• working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other nations to help detect and contain outbreaks;
• developing a national stockpile of antiviral drugs to help treat and control the spread of disease;
• supporting the manufacture and testing of possible vaccines, including finding more reliable and quicker ways to make large quantities of vaccines;
• working with other Federal agencies to prepare and to encourage communities, businesses, and organizations to plan for a pandemic influenza outbreak; and
• providing current accurate information on pandemic flu issues at www.pandemicflu.gov, the official U.S. Government Web site on this topic.

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Last Updated: 08/28/2007