SCENARIO
INFECTIVITY:
HIGH
MORTALITY:
HIGH
INFLUENZA
CHARACTERISTICS
MODE OF TRANSMISSION:
CONTACT
AIRBORNE
VACCINE:
UNAVAILABLE
Impacts:
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Public health funding remains flat from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The public is skeptical regarding messaging due to the fragmentation of approach during COVID-19
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There has been a change in administration and the federal government is
coordinating the approach marshalling the expertise of key scientists and
health care practitioners -
Patients hesitant to maintain ongoing care or seek care due to infection risk
TIMELINE
September
2021
November
2021
January
2022
February
2022
April 2022
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Small pockets of pre-school & elementary school children in U.S. suffer high numbers of influenza outbreak
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At the same time hospitalizations increase for adults >65 with severe flu symptoms
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Large numbers of children under age 7, older adults with comorbidities, & minority racial groups are infected with novel strain of influenza
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Public health experts fear current flu vaccine will not manage outbreak
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Mortality rates from flu are high in the U.S.
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Treatment is based on symptom management with no best practices established.
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Public health funding is low due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Severe flu outbreak has reached global proportions.
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Most of U.S. is experiencing high case numbers and high mortality rates impacting the healthcare systems especially in urban areas.
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Healthcare Systems developing organizational plans in response to severe flu.
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Challenges discovered in creating collaborative plans include inconsistent data collection, deficient communication, and inadequate leadership.