Tuesday, December 4
Pandemic influenza is very different from the familiar seasonal influenza. Participants in this part of the dialogue will discuss the nature of pandemic influenza, how it differs from seasonal influenza, the possible impacts of pandemic influenza on a place such as where they live and the ways that vaccine can be used to respond to it. Participants will also discuss the strategy for prioritizing use of vaccine that is outlined in the Draft Guidance. Participants are requested to review the Library Items listed for today's agenda as well as other resources in the library.
Participants in this part of the dialogue will discuss the nature of pandemic influenza; how it differs from seasonal influenza and the likely impact of pandemic influenza on the USA. Participants should review the reference materials about pandemic influenza that are available at this website.
Desired outcome: Clear understanding of the nature of pandemic influenza so that participants can grasp the significance of the Draft Guidance and engage in a productive discussion about it.
Participants in this part of the dialogue will discuss the public health response to pandemic influenza and the role that vaccine can play in this response. The discussion will also deal with the technology of vaccine production and the period required after the appearance of pandemic influenza to produce substantial quantities of vaccine. Participants should review the reference materials about vaccine and public health responses to pandemic influenza that are available at this website.
Desired outcome: Clear understanding of the public health responses to pandemic influenza, so that participants can grasp the significance of the Draft Guidance and engage in a productive discussion about it.
Participants in this part of the dialogue will discuss ways that an outbreak of pandemic influenza might affect a place similar to where they live. The discussion will focus on the normal public health measures that may be taken in different urban, suburban and rural situations, the way that the course of the pandemic will be affected by various lengths of delay in availability of vaccine, and the way that disease burden will vary depending on the severity of strain of the pandemic influenza. The discussion will also include deliberation on the way that pandemic influenza will probably affect the four population groups that form the basic strategy of the Draft Guidance. Participants should review the scenarios of urban and suburban experiences described at this website.
Desired outcome: Clear understanding of the context in which the Draft Guidance would be needed so that participants can most effectively consider how this Guidance would affect us all in the face of pandemic influenza.
Participants in this part of the dialogue will discuss the strategy of the Draft Guidance that is intended to help public health authorities decide how to distribute scarce vaccine in response to pandemic influenza. This discussion will consider the reasoning behind the strategy, the way the strategy was developed, and the basic groups were identified to comprise the basic structure of the prioritization. Participants should review the Draft Guidance document and other reference materials that are available at this website.
Desired outcomes:
Clear understanding of the strategy of the Draft Guidance so that participants can consider how this would affect us all if faced with pandemic influenza.
Identification of perplexing issues about vaccine prioritization that the WebDialogue team can consider including in the opinion poll on Thursday morning.
Facts and Assumptions about the Next Influenza Pandemic CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, November 2006. A concise one page overview addressing; Impact of the Pandemic and Vaccine, Drugs and other Responses to the Pandemic.
How Are Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Different? , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007. One page overview covering eight differences between seasonal and pandemic flu.
Overview presentation on vaccination prioritization in the event of a pandemic influenza outbreak Bruce Gellin, MD, Director National Vaccine Program Officer, Chair HHS Task Force on Influenza and I, HHS, CDC, November 2007. Edited version of presentation made January 27, 2007, Nassau County, NY, public engagement meeting.
Pandemic Influenza: Facts about who should get pandemic influenza vaccination first Dr. Martha Salyers, Public Health Regional Surveillance Team Six, Ashland North Carolina, November 2007. The voiced presentation takes 18 minutes. If you do not have Flash installed, you will be prompted to install Flash before viewing. For additional instructions on playback, can be found here: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/help/ArchivePlaybackInfo.html