1. Annual UW Disaster Exercise Part 2

2. Tuesday, January 15  Flu hits the U.S.  H7N3 virus is detected in airline passengers arriving in several U.S. cities.

3. Public Health Agencies Respond  CDC declares the outbreak a pandemic.  Public Health depts. around the country try to implement social distancing measures.  Local and state flu plans are activated.

4. Status on UW campus  Winter quarter began on schedule.  Key UW personnel are not reachable over the MLK weekend.  Some UW unions are in the midst of collective bargaining negotiations.

5. Flu effects in the region  Hall Health and the UW Medical Center see a notable surge in people presenting with influenza symptoms.  ERs and doctor’s offices report large increases in patients with flu-like symptoms.  Fear about the high mortality rate of this flu strain has caused more people than usual to seek care.

6. Message 5  ACCD recommends that the UW Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activate at level 2.  You are sick with the flu and couldn’t make the meeting over the weekend.  Your back-up is also feeling sick.  The EOC needs a rep from your unit. January 15

7. Message 6  Many of your staff and faculty have called in sick.  You receive numerous requests for clarification of policies regarding:  Sick leave  Health insurance  Caring for ill relatives  Personal protection  50% of one job class has called in sick. January 15

8. Message 7  UW authorities instruct your unit to identify essential personnel.  Many of your key staff have called in sick. January 15

9. Message 8  Local media are featuring interviews with UW students, faculty, and staff.  One newspaper reports misleading and inaccurate details about the UW’s handling of the outbreak.  Your unit was identified in the article. January 15