Council timeline on Pandemic Influenza

January 1, 0001

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The King County Council has been working with Public Health to plan for the County's pandemic flu response for the past four years, helping to make this one of the most prepared metropolitan areas in the nation:

2009
April
Heightened local monitoring is underway for swift detection of swine flu, King County Council is told 

2007
December
Council approves reinvestment of savings from pandemic flu program
Council approves an updated pandemic Influenza Response Plan 

2006
September
Preparing for a Pandemic: Council Approves Funding for Flu Preparedness Plan

August
Town Hall meeting on preparing for pandemic flu
Agencies Discuss How They will Continue Operating During a Potential Flu Pandemic at Council Town Hall

April
Council Examines County’s Pandemic Flu Preparations 

2005
December
Preparing for a Pandemic: Council Approves Funding for Flu Preparedness Plan

October
“Being Proactive:” Council Approves Motion to Request Federal Flu Drill Funding