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Mike Mitka

JAMA. 2006;295:2707-2708.

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While the US government may stockpile vaccine and antiviral medication, Uncle Sam also wants you to fight any outbreak of pandemic influenza.

The "National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza—Implementation Plan," released in early May by the US Homeland Security Council, sets out the federal government's actions in the event of a potential pandemic, along with the roles of state and local governments, public health agencies, physicians, hospitals, businesses, and citizens.

While those who will fight a pandemic from the trenches think the government's plan is sensible, they are concerned that federal funding is too low to provide for the local response.

"There is recognition in the plan that communities and states, in many ways, are going to be on their own," said Patrick Libbey, executive director of the National Association of County & City Health Officials. "We don't find that discouraging, but the plan does not go far enough . . . [Full Text of this Article]