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Flu pandemic
The guidance document available below is to assist childcare and early years settings including Sure Start Children’s Centres, childcare providers, pre-school groups and childminders in planning for a human flu pandemic.
Planning for a human influenza pandemic – guidance for childcare and early years settings
Following the publication of an overall government contingency plan in 2005, all departments are making contingency plans for their areas of responsibility and helping local services to make their own plans.
More detailed guidance can be found on the human flu pandemic page on the TeacherNet website.
Is there a serious risk of a flu pandemic, and what impact could it have?
Experts advise that a further flu pandemic is inevitable, but cannot say when it will happen. When it happens, we expect it to spread rapidly to all areas of the UK and have a significant impact. Depending on the severity of the pandemic, 25-50% of the population may become ill at some stage during one or more waves, each lasting 3-4 months, and 50,000 – 700,000 more people than usual may die.
