I received an email today from New York City’s Office of Emergency Management asking CERT members, like myself, to “spread the word to your fellow New Yorkers on how to avoid spreading the flu.” So, I am posting the email below. (Several hours earlier, I had watched with some amusement Mayor Bloomberg explain at news [...]
Entries from May 2009
NYC CERT Members Asked To Spread Info To Public To Stop Spread Of H1N1 Flu; Mayor Bloomberg Says New Yorkers “Tend To Get On With It” In Dealing With Outbreak
May 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: CERT
Harvard Survey Says 25% Of Americans Are Avoiding Places Where People Are Gathered; 20% Are Avoiding People They Think May Have Recently Traveled To Mexico; 17% Are Avoiding Mexican Restaurants
May 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments
Just after a public health emergency was declared due to the H1N1 virus, the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a survey to find out how concerned Americans are about the outbreak, how they are responding and what they believe about transmission, prevention and treatment. It was released this morning. The [...]
Tags: Preparedness Reports · Public Opinion