Planning and Preparedness

Health Care Pandemic Influenza Planning (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)Topics on this web page include checklists for planning, resources for clinicians, guidelines for infection control and clinical management, and planning guides

Interim Guidance on Planning for the Use of Surgical Masks and Respirators in health Care Settings During an Influenza Pandemic (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
This document augments and supersedes recommendations provided in Part 2 of the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employees (Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor)
This document provides clinical background information on influenza, guidance for infection control, pandemic influenza preparedness, and OSHA standards of special importance

Disclosure of protected health information for disease prevention and control under the Michigan Public Health Code and the Federal HIPAA Privacy Rule

Pandemic Influenza Toolkit (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The toolkit provides resources and information for clinicians to use in discussing pandemic influenza with patients and providing care in case of a flu pandemic in the U.S.

Vaccines and Antivirals

Vaccines and Vaccine Research (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Topics on this page include vaccines, vaccine research, clinical trials, adjuvants, and vaccine prioritization

FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 (Food and Drug Administration news)

Medications and Antivirals (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Topics on this page include antiviral drugs, the national stockpile, and development of new antivirals