Influenza pandemic: preparedness planning in Germany

R Fock; H Bergmann; H Bußmann; G Fell; E J Finke; U Koch; M Niedrig; M Peters; K Riedmann; D Scholz; A Wirtz

doi:10.2807/esm.07.01.00353-en

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Influenza pandemic: preparedness planning in Germany
R Fock¹ , H Bergmann² , H Bußmann³ , G Fell⁴ , E J Finke⁵ , U Koch⁶ , M Niedrig¹ , M Peters⁷ , K Riedmann¹ , D Scholz⁸ , A Wirtz⁹
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Affiliations: ¹ Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany ² Zentrales Institut des Sanitätsdienstes der Bundeswehr, Koblenz, Germany ³ Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Gesundheit, Mainz, Germany ⁴ Hygiene Institut, Hamburg, Germany ⁵ Sanitätsakademie der Bundeswehr, Munich, Germany ⁶ Kreisverwaltung Südwestpfalz, Pirmasens, Germany ⁷ Gesundheitsamt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany ⁸ Sanitätsamt der Bundeswehr, Bonn, Germany ⁹ Hessisches Sozialministerium, Wiesbaden, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Fock R, Bergmann H, Bußmann H, Fell G, Finke E J, Koch U, Niedrig M, Peters M, Riedmann K, Scholz D, Wirtz A. Influenza pandemic: preparedness planning in Germany. Euro Surveill. 2002;7(1):pii=353. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.07.01.00353-en

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Abstract

The following conceptual framework formed the basis for a common decision made by the health ministers of Germany's 16 federal states to set up an influenza pandemic preparedness plan. The worst case scenario was used, on the basis of the data from the pandemic of 'Spanish flu', in 1918-20. The priority groups for vaccination were assessed, as well as the potentially available antiviral treatments. National policies could be highly improved by a common European view.