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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 557-07
May 09, 2007

DoD Announces Release of Implementation Plan for Pandemic Influenza

            The Department of Defense announced today the release of its implementation plan for preparing, planning and responding to a potential pandemic influenza outbreak.
 
            This plan implements the White House “National Pandemic Influenza Strategy Implementation Plan.”  It provides strategic guidance to all Department of Defense components for preparation and response to an outbreak of pandemic influenza.
 
            The plan can be found on the Web at: http://fhp.osd.mil/aiWatchboard/pdf/DoD_PI_Implementation_Plan_August_2006_Public_Release.pdf .