What is the City of Berkeley doing to prepare for a pandemic influenza?
• The City of Berkeley Public Health Division (PHD) is developing a Pandemic Influenza Plan. PHD works with health care providers to check for illness in the community so that any case of avian influenza or another new virus could be quickly discovered. PHD is prepared to respond quickly to outbreaks of infectious disease, and practices this regularly when doctors report cases of other illnesses. PHD has plans to provide available vaccines and medicines to people in Berkeley. PHD is working with other public health agencies and health care providers make sure there is healthcare for people who will need it.
