Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza — United States, 2017

When a novel influenza A virus with pandemic potential emerges, nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) often are the most readily available interventions to help slow transmission of the virus in communities, which is especially important before a pandemic vaccine becomes widely available. NPIs, also known as community mitigation measures, are actions that persons and communities can take to help slow the spread of respiratory virus infections, including seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses.These guidelines replace the 2007 Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States - Early, Targeted, Layered Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions…

• CF
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• OO
  Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
• NC
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
• NC
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention