Lesson 9: WHO Pandemic Alert Phases Caused Confusion

From a new report by Trust for America's Health.

Published: June 04, 2009

The WHO pandemic alert phase system was not well matched with the realities of the H1N1 outbreak, since most of the planning was built around concerns of a much more severe pandemic outbreak and focused on the geographic spread and transmission patterns, but not the severity of the disease. WHO is currently considering how to revise its pandemic alert phases to address both the geographic spread as well as the severity of the virus.

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