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It's a small blurb that has appeared in local papers, on on local television news, in the state of Vermont this week. It urges Vermonters to stockpile supplies in their homes to prepare for a pandemic.
Sound familiar?
State urges Vermonters to be ready for pandemic
October 21, 2008COLCHESTER (AP) — The Vermont Department of Health is urging residents to prepare for what officials believe will be a worldwide flu pandemic by stocking their pantries.
Public health officials say that during a flu pandemic families won't be able to go to work, school or the store.
Health Commissioner Wendy Davis says people should buy things like dried foods that have a long shelf life.
In 1918, a worldwide flu pandemic killed millions of people.
Davis says it's only a matter of time before another pandemic spreads across the world.
Burlington is one of nine communities around the country taking part in a pilot project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to get ready for the pandemic.
