http://72.10.34.174/vss/2009/05/the-next-phase/ An ARC Collaboration Thu, 20 May 2010 03:21:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://72.10.34.174/vss/2009/05/the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-38954 alakoff Fri, 01 May 2009 16:19:42 +0000 http://anthropos-lab.net/vss/?p=400#comment-38954 That raises the interesting questions of what other countries' "pandemic preparedness" plans look like, in comparison to the US. As Carlo has written, the US plan focuses on preserving the functioning of essential services and "critical infrastructure" in the event of a high severity pandemic. That raises the interesting questions of what other countries’ “pandemic preparedness” plans look like, in comparison to the US. As Carlo has written, the US plan focuses on preserving the functioning of essential services and “critical infrastructure” in the event of a high severity pandemic.

]]> http://72.10.34.174/vss/2009/05/the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-38949 Carlo Caduff Fri, 01 May 2009 15:00:59 +0000 http://anthropos-lab.net/vss/?p=400#comment-38949 Yes, but as far as I know the pandemic severity index has only been used in the US. Yes, but as far as I know the pandemic severity index has only been used in the US.

]]> http://72.10.34.174/vss/2009/05/the-next-phase/comment-page-1/#comment-38945 alakoff Fri, 01 May 2009 14:26:32 +0000 http://anthropos-lab.net/vss/?p=400#comment-38945 But isn't there another key number (still missing), in terms of the decision about which plan to put into action: the "pandemic severity index"? If it is a "category 2" pandemic then one does very different things than if it is a "category 4" pandemic. Presumably one could have a "Phase 6, category 2" pandemic that would not imply massive intervention. But isn’t there another key number (still missing), in terms of the decision about which plan to put into action: the “pandemic severity index”? If it is a “category 2″ pandemic then one does very different things than if it is a “category 4″ pandemic. Presumably one could have a “Phase 6, category 2″ pandemic that would not imply massive intervention.

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