VACo will be working with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and other state agencies to determine how it can work constructively as a partner to promote effective planning at local and regional levels for a possible flu pandemic.  To assist local officials in their planning efforts, we are providing the following links: 

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza- Implementation Plan

READY.GOV- U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Pandemic influenza information from VDH 

U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information  

Preparedness checklists from the ICMA website

Estimations of Deaths in Virginia Caused by Pandemic Flu

The Chesapeake Perspective: Pandemic Influenza Planning  (ppt)

Loudoun County Preparedness Plan 

Fairfax County has completed its Pandemic Influenza Response Plan. The plan will supplement the county’s emergency operations plan, and remain flexible as information is added or changed.

VACo staff contact on this issue:  Larry Land, (804)343-2504, lland@vaco.org

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