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Survey - Pan/Flu Awareness - CDC/HHS

sharon sanders

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
An Open Letter to the Florida Lawmakers -

The public cares about pandemic influenza.

According to the final draft of “Pandemic Influenza Disease and Vaccine Cross-Sectional Survey”, a survey of Americans and delivered to the Centers for Disease Control and the Health and Human Services agencies, the “majority of respondents were either concerned or very concerned that a flu pandemic would spread around the world and that a flu pandemic would affect their family or close friends.”

Also in this survey, prepared by American Institute for Research located in Silver Spring, Maryland, Americans expect the federal government and their health care providers to plan and respond to a pandemic. State governments were not given a “free ride” however, with 76% and 80% of the respondents expecting their state governments to plan and respond, respectively, to a pandemic.

The federal government will be overwhelmed by the national demands of multiple infection sites in a pandemic. Logically, every state’s anti-viral federal allotment will be difficult to monitor and allocate properly in the emergency situation of a pandemic. The states have been advised repeatedly by the federal government to prepare for a state and local response to a pandemic. In the report Pandemic Planning Update II“, dated June 29, 2006, Health and Human Services Secretary Micheal Levitt stated:

“State and local preparedness is crucial to pandemic readiness. An influenza pandemic will likely occur simultaneously or in waves across every community in our nation. All functions of society could potentially be disrupted by a pandemic. Every level of our communities must be prepared to be self-sufficient in the event of a pandemic outbreak.”

The most effective pandemic response will be generated and maintained by state and local governments. The states must prepare with their own stock of anti-virals, non-pharmaceutical interventions, other strategic preparation methodologies as stated on the federal government's pandemic website:


“The pandemic mitigation framework that is proposed is based upon an early, targeted, layered application of multiple partially effective nonpharmaceutical measures. It is recommended that the measures be initiated early before explosive growth of the epidemic and, in the case of severe pandemics, that they be maintained consistently during an epidemic wave in a community. The pandemic mitigation interventions described in this document include:
  • Isolation and treatment (as appropriate) with influenza antiviral medications of all persons with confirmed or probable pandemic influenza. Isolation may occur in the home or healthcare setting, depending on the severity of an individual’s illness and/or the current capacity of the healthcare infrastructure.
  • Voluntary home quarantine of members of households with confirmed or probable influenza case(s) and consideration of combining this intervention with the prophylactic use of antiviral medications, providing sufficient quantities of effective medications exist and that a feasible means of distributing them is in place.
  • Dismissal of students from school (including public and private schools as well as colleges and universities) and school-based activities and closure of childcare programs, coupled with protecting children and teenagers through social distancing in the community to achieve reductions. Use of out-of-school social contacts and community mixing.
  • Use of social distancing measures to reduce contact between adults in the community and workplace, including, for example, cancellation of large public gatherings and alteration of workplace environments and schedules to decrease social density and preserve a healthy workplace to the greatest extent possible without disrupting essential services. Enable institution of workplace leave policies that align incentives and facilitate adherence with the nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) outlined above.”
Who will be administering the above pandemic mitigations? Not the federal government. It will be the Florida National Guard, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the various Florida state, county and city agencies.

What will happen to Florida’s ability “to protect and serve” the citizens and tourists when the supplies of anti-virals and personal protective equipment are expired?

Show that Florida cares. Include pandemic influenza spending in the 2007-2008 budget.
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Re: Open Letter to Florida Lawmakers -

Re: Open Letter to Florida Lawmakers -

The CDC and other various federal agencies are conducting their own pandemic response exercises yesterday and today in Atlanta.

Just consider the fact that we are at full capacity for healthcare delivery at this time, with "regular" medical needs.

Even a seasonal influenza with a slightly higher than normal case fatality rate will strain existing systems. This is a certainty.
 
Pan/Flu Survey Results -

Pan/Flu Survey Results -

Key Findings

·Very few respondents mentioned bird flu or a flu pandemic as one of the top health issues facing the Nation.

·Most respondents have heard about bird flu. However, race/ethnicity, educational status, and household income affected the reported rates of hearing about avian flu.

·A majority of respondents who have heard about avian flu know that it is not the same as seasonal flu. However, many respondents hold inaccurate beliefs about avian flu:
Some respondents believed that there already have been bird flu cases in wild birds and domestic animals in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Although there have been cases of nonpathogenic avian flu in birds in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region>, the responses of these individuals may reflect an incorrect belief that highly pathogenic H5N1 currently exists in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
Almost half of the respondents believed that avian flu is easily transmitted from human to human. Some believe there have already been human cases in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.

·A substantial number of respondents indicated that they did not know the answers to several of the knowledge questions.

·Race/ethnicity, income, and educational attainment influenced whether respondents provided accurate answers to factual questions about avian influenza.

·Overall, the majority of respondents reported hearing about a flu pandemic; however, respondents’ age, race/ethnicity, household income, and educational attainment influenced whether they had heard about pandemic flu.

·Respondents were evenly divided on their feelings as to whether the threat of a flu pandemic is exaggerated. However, older respondents were more likely to think that the risk of a flu pandemic is exaggerated.

·The most frequently mentioned methods of helping to prevent the spread of influenza were washing hands, staying home, good hygiene, and vaccination.

·Notably, 18% of respondents replied that they do not know what they can do to prevent the spread of a flu pandemic.

·The vast majority of respondents thought that in the event of a flu pandemic, someone they know will be at risk, and their daily activities such as work, school, and travel will be disrupted.

·About one-half of respondents thought that they would have difficulty getting medical care in an event of a flu pandemic.

·Age and household income of respondents were related to their belief about whether they would have difficulty obtaining medical care in the event of a flu pandemic.

·The majority of respondents were either concerned or very concerned that a flu pandemic would spread around the world and that a flu pandemic would affect their family or close friends.

·African-American respondents showed a greater level of concern than Caucasian respondents regarding an influenza pandemic.

·Levels of concern also varied by age and household income.

·The majority of respondents have heard some news stories about avian flu or pandemic influenza.

·The most frequently mentioned stories were about new cases of avian flu in birds or in humans, with most concerning Asia or <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. Very few respondents mentioned hearing stories about Government preparedness or personal preparedness.

·A few respondents reported having heard stories about human and bird cases in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.

·Respondents were more likely to believe that the Federal Government has major responsibility for both planning for and responding to a flu pandemic compared to local or State government responsibility.

·Health care providers were rated as high as the Federal Government in terms of major responsibility for flu pandemic planning and response.


These health care providers will depend on the various state, county, and cities to provide and maintain an environment conducive to providing adequate health care to all.

In addition, while the public expects the federal government and the health care providers to provide substantial services in a pandemic the states are also expected to respond at a very high rate.


Table 9. Responsibility for Planning for and Responding to a Flu Pandemic
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</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.9pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2.9pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 301.7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" vAlign=bottom width=402 colSpan=4>Responding

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(%, CI)

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(%, CI)

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(%, CI)

</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.9pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 2.9pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 75.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" width=101>No Responsibility
(%, CI)

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(%, CI)

</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.9pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 2.9pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 76.45pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" width=102>Moderate Responsibility
(%, CI)

</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.9pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 2.9pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 74.15pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" width=99>Little Responsibility (%, CI)

</TD><TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.9pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 2.9pt; BACKGROUND: #d9d9d9; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; WIDTH: 74.15pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid" width=99>No Responsibility
(%, CI)

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84.46%<o:p></o:p>
(81.98–86.66)<o:p></o:p>​


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12.35%<o:p></o:p>
(10.33–14.69)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.00%<o:p></o:p>
(0.59–1.68)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.28%<o:p></o:p>
(0.8–2.05)<o:p></o:p>​


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87.03%<o:p></o:p>
(84.72–89.04)<o:p></o:p>​


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9.46%<o:p></o:p>
(7.73–11.54)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.86%<o:p></o:p>
(1.19–2.90)<o:p></o:p>​


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0.87%<o:p></o:p>
(0.48–1.57)<o:p></o:p>​


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76.07%<o:p></o:p>
(17.69–23.16)<o:p></o:p>​


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20.29%<o:p></o:p>
(17.69–23.16)<o:p></o:p>​


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2.07%<o:p></o:p>
(1.38–3.09)<o:p></o:p>​


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0.75%<o:p></o:p>
(0.22–1.33)<o:p></o:p>​


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79.54%<o:p></o:p>
(76.71–82.11)<o:p></o:p>​


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17.33%<o:p></o:p>
(14.92–20.04)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.83%<o:p></o:p>
(1.16–2.89)<o:p></o:p>​


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0.59%<o:p></o:p>
(0.30–1.16)<o:p></o:p>​


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65.26%<o:p></o:p>
(61.96–68.42)<o:p></o:p>​


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28.33%<o:p></o:p>
(25.38–31.47)<o:p></o:p>​


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4.15%<o:p></o:p>
(2.95–5.81)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.07%<o:p></o:p>
(0.63–1.82)<o:p></o:p>​


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72.02%<o:p></o:p>
(68.89–74.95)<o:p></o:p>​


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22.45%<o:p></o:p>
(19.82–25.32)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.39%<o:p></o:p>
(0.72–2.66)<o:p></o:p>​


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80.68%<o:p></o:p>
(77.93–83.15)<o:p></o:p>​


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15.12%<o:p></o:p>
(13.05–17.46)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.77%<o:p></o:p>
(0.91–3.42)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.60%<o:p></o:p>
(0.84-3.05)<o:p></o:p>​


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85.46%<o:p></o:p>
(82.88–87.70)<o:p></o:p>​


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11.39%<o:p></o:p>
(9.50–13.61)<o:p></o:p>​


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1.42%<o:p></o:p>
(0.70–2.88)<o:p></o:p>​


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0.95%<o:p></o:p>
(0.38–2.39)<o:p></o:p>​


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51.14%<o:p></o:p>
(47.72–54.54)<o:p></o:p>​


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35.15%<o:p></o:p>
(32.00–38.43)<o:p></o:p>​


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8.58%<o:p></o:p>
(6.96–10.54)<o:p></o:p>​


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2.95%<o:p></o:p>
(1.98–4.39)<o:p></o:p>​


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60.72%<o:p></o:p>
(57.38–63.96)<o:p></o:p>​


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26.25%<o:p></o:p>
(26.32–32.36)<o:p></o:p>​


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6.45%<o:p></o:p>
(4.91–8.41)<o:p></o:p>​


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2.15%<o:p></o:p>
(1.45–3.18)<o:p></o:p>​


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31.24%<o:p></o:p>
(28.07–34.60)<o:p></o:p>​


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45.63%<o:p></o:p>
(42.27–49.03)<o:p></o:p>​


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15.30%<o:p></o:p>
(12.89–18.07)<o:p></o:p>​


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5.75%<o:p></o:p>
(4.39–7.50)<o:p></o:p>​


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37.30%<o:p></o:p>
(33.97–40.75)<o:p></o:p>​


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43.24%<o:p></o:p>
(39.91–46.63)<o:p></o:p>​


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13.60%<o:p></o:p>
(11.50–16.02)<o:p></o:p>​


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4.07%<o:p></o:p>
(2.98–5.55)<o:p></o:p>​


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27.66%<o:p></o:p>
(24.59–30.96)<o:p></o:p>​


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49.19%<o:p></o:p>
(45.78–52.61)<o:p></o:p>​


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16.96%<o:p></o:p>
(14.47–19.78)<o:p></o:p>​


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4.04%<o:p></o:p>
(2.91–5.58)<o:p></o:p>​


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30.40%<o:p></o:p>
(27.23–33.77)<o:p></o:p>​


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48.59%<o:p></o:p>
(45.19–52.00)<o:p></o:p>​


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15.64%<o:p></o:p>
(13.29–18.32)<o:p></o:p>​


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3.92%<o:p></o:p>
(2.83–5.42)<o:p></o:p>​


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20.17%<o:p></o:p>
(17.39–23.25)<o:p></o:p>​


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40.00%<o:p></o:p>
(36.73–43.36)<o:p></o:p>​


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23.68%<o:p></o:p>
(20.8–26.82)<o:p></o:p>​


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13.20%<o:p></o:p>
(11.20–15.50)<o:p></o:p>​


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23.86%<o:p></o:p>
(20.92–27.07)<o:p></o:p>​


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39.83%<o:p></o:p>
(36.57–43.17)<o:p></o:p>​


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21.27%<o:p></o:p>
(18.56–24.26)<o:p></o:p>​


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13.17%<o:p></o:p>
(11.10–15.56)<o:p></o:p>​


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US health agency stages bird flu war game

US health agency stages bird flu war game

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA, April 27 (Reuters) - A leading U.S. health agency staged a war game this week to test its response to one of the worst health emergencies it could imagine -- an outbreak of avian flu on American soil.

The exercise, which ended on Friday, was designed to simulate how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would marshal its resources, coordinate with other branches of government and, crucially, reassure the public while preparing it for a possible pandemic.


snip

So will the United States be safer? The exercise is part of a long-term plan involving multiple layers of government to prepare for public emergencies. The game, set up by a team of former military planners, is followed by an extensive effort to analyze mistakes.

"Doctrine number one is that we are learning, so we expect to make mistakes ... We expect to own the mistakes that we make .... We are a great agency but we are not perfect," Gerberding told a staff briefing at the outset of the drill.

But in an ominous note, the next stage of the exercise to be held over the summer will start with the assumption that the bird flu outbreak has become a full blown pandemic.


Florida lawmakers should heed the warnings and include money for pandemic preparedness and response in the 2007-2008 budget.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N27259685.htm
 
Re: Survey - Pan/Flu Awareness - CDC/HHS

How does this recent CDC exercise relate to the one in early February with the same scenario.

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16090

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15861

That one was cancelled halfway through the exercise because of bad weather in Atlanta.

ATLANTA -- A 22-year-old Georgetown University swim team member just back from Indonesia eats dinner with his teammates but then develops a fever and doesn't accompany them to a meet in New York.

That is how a flu pandemic in the United States started.

A winter storm bears down on saltless and plowless Atlanta, closing schools and scaring commuters.
That is how it ended.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a pandemic "war game" here last week but aborted it at midnight Wednesday, halfway through its planned 24-hour run. The reason -- ironically, but perhaps not surprisingly -- was concern about public safety. CDC did not want a hundred of its most valuable employees rushing on Thursday morning over ice-slick roads to a mock disaster.
Click to expand...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/03/AR2007020301120.html
(February 4, 2007)

I think a post-exercise news briefing is called for after these "war games".
 
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