Comments from the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC on the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan.

The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza guides our Nation’s preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic and provides a framework for coordinating planning efforts consistent with the National Security Strategy and the National Strategy for Homeland Security. The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan directs Federal departments and agencies to undertake more than 300 actions in support of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza. Among these are two tasks assigned to the Department of Transportation (DOT), one with a focus on emergency medical services and one with a focus on 9-1-1. These tasks are: