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Health plans
Flu victims ( and
suspects too ) may be
locked up
HEALTH officials and police have sweeping powers to
confine people in their homes and fine them $20,000 for breaching
orders if a deadly flu pandemic strikes here.
People suspected of coming into contact with the virus or showing
signs of being infected could be forced into home
detention and have their movements restricted under the plan.
[ Ed: ankle rfid ? ]
Blood tests could be conducted on those suspected
of carrying the virus, by force if necessary.
Health workers and police have been already armed under the Victorian
Health Act with powers to use "any force
necessary" to make people comply.
A spokesman for the Department of Human Services said yesterday
chief health officer Dr Robert Hall had emergency powers
available to confine or quarantine people if there was a
risk to public health
The Federal Government's pandemic flu plan says
"people may be quarantined in their own homes or
in another facility.
In most cases, quarantine is voluntary, however state,
territory and the Australian governments have authority to
compel quarantine to protect the public".
Health authorities interstate and *overseas
are preparing similar emergency powers* to
halt the spread of the bird flu.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17014504-2,00.html
Enforced quarantine in Rumania -- Oct. 10, 2005
Local authorities said Saturday they had enforced
quarantine measures across the southeastern Tulcea
region and that the village of Ceamurlia de Jos, where the three
infected ducks had been found, had been sealed off.
More than 700 residents of the
delta were given general anti-flu vaccines on Saturday and some 3,000
people will have received the jabs by Sunday, he
said."Romania does not have a specific vaccine for avian
flu. However this anti-flu vaccine is important as it helps to
enhance immunity," health ministry spokeswoman Oana Grigore
told AFP.
"The risk of a disaster is remote if the
population is vaccinated against influenza,"
Nicolaescu told news media
A free of charge nationwide flu vaccination campaign
began a week ago and some 500,000 doses have been stockpiled,
according to the ministry."In all we need nearly 1.5
million doses. So we will be making an international
appeal for donations in the next few days," Nicolaescu said,
adding that Romania also planned to stock up on anti-viral drug
Tamiflu.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20051008/hl_afp/healthfluromania_051008221450
Flu : indemnity -- Oct. 9, 2005
Executives were concerned about greater protection from
litigation. If healthy people
suffer side effects from a vaccine,
manufacturers can face huge lawsuits, Leavitt said.
"We're going to have to deal with the indemnity
issue," he said. "Also, if we're to build additional
capacity with the speed necessary for readiness, we're going to
have to create a streamlined regulatory
process for the development of new facilities."
Leavitt said the government would also have to assure
vaccine manufacturers that they'll have a market for the extra
product that they make [ Ed: mandated ?]
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-10-07-bird-flu_x.htm
Flu plan: quarantines, travel restrictions within weeks -- Oct.
8, 2005
Pandemic Influenza Strategic Plan
released later this month
The 381-page plan calls for quarantine
and travel restrictions but concedes that such measures
"are unlikely to delay introduction of pandemic disease into
the U.S. by more than a month or two."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/08/politics/08flu.html?ei=5090&en=fe3a7bec6c129653&ex=1286424000&partner=rssuserland&emc=r
ss&pagewanted=print
Scientists
replicate 1918 flu virus ( pandemic ) -- Oct. 5, 2005
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/05/D8D20EM00.html
http://about.upi.com/products/health_business/UPI-20051005-011130-3944R
Flu --- Nov 4, 2005
cell culture
Part of the president's request, $2.8 billion, would be used for
the technology to accelerate development of cell cultures that
can enable scientists to create a vaccine that could be given to
every American within six months of its production.
The president also announced the Web site www.pandemicflu.gov, where
the public can learn about government efforts to quell the flu.
U.S. officials are coordinating efforts to stem a global
outbreak with the help of 88 countries and nine international
health agencies. The president said it's imperative to ensure
other countries are ready to detect and report outbreaks before
they grow out of control.
Medical teams now deputized
Bush said aside from early detection and drug stockpiling,
the administration plan also seeks to coordinate federal, state
and local government levels, including medical
professionals, veterinarians and law enforcement
officials to respond to an outbreak.
http://khon.com/khon/display.cfm?storyID=8521§ionID=1150
Bush to unveil super-flu strategy-- Nov. 1, 2005
details on Wednesday, Nov. 2
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/01/healthscience/web.1101superflu.php
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