PANDEMIC FLU MEDICAL SURGE EXERCISE

June 11 - Hospitals around the state, along with the Health Department, Vermont Emergency Management, and multiple state and local agencies are conducting a one-day test of plans for response to a surge of patients with a pandemic strain of influenza....Full News Release

This site documents the simulated events as they unfold. This is NOT a real event.

THIS IS AN EXERCISE. THIS IS NOT A REAL EVENT.

Status Update:

06/11 - Health Department is monitoring flu-like outbreak in Vermont
06/11 - Media Advisory: Governor Jim Douglas, Health Department and hospital officials will provide a situation update at 1:00 p.m.
06/11 - Status Update Overview
06/11 - Vt. Health Department confirms first U.S. cases of H5N1

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