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Federal government begins pandemic planning with states

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 8th, 2006

Noting that communities will be on the front lines of any effort to stop or contain a pandemic, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt recently convened senior state and local officials to establish an integrated federal-state influenza-pandemic planning process.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff helped open the meeting. Officials from every U.S. state, territory, Puerto Rico, and tribal governments participated.

The officials were advised to plan broadly.

In announcing a national strategy for pandemic influenza in October 2005, President Bush charged the secretary...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2006-01-08)

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