Plan vs. bird-flu doom [NY Pandemic Plan Unveiled], BY PAUL H.B. SHIN
Neighborhoods could be quarantined. Schools could be closed, and public gatherings shut down.
This doomsday scenario is part of the state's first pandemic-flu preparedness plan.
The plan, released yesterday, also would urge New Yorkers to stockpile two weeks worth of food and water if a pandemic seemed likely.
"We might have to use quarantine and isolation in the first phase of the pandemic," state Health Commissioner Antonia Novello said, noting that would buy health officials time to distribute resources.
"But when the pandemic is full-fledged, quarantine and isolation are useless," she added.
The 400-page strategy also spells out how local hospitals should prepare for a possible surge of patients.
Neighborhoods could be quarantined. Schools could be closed, and public gatherings shut down.
This doomsday scenario is part of the state's first pandemic-flu preparedness plan.
The plan, released yesterday, also would urge New Yorkers to stockpile two weeks worth of food and water if a pandemic seemed likely.
"We might have to use quarantine and isolation in the first phase of the pandemic," state Health Commissioner Antonia Novello said, noting that would buy health officials time to distribute resources.
"But when the pandemic is full-fledged, quarantine and isolation are useless," she added.
The 400-page strategy also spells out how local hospitals should prepare for a possible surge of patients.
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