In August 2006 President Larry Bacow launched a committee to prepare the university for the possibility of pandemic influenza. The preparedness efforts that were underway at the time were pressed into use in May 2009 with the emergence of novel H1N1 virus. The responses to the 2009-2010 pandemic have been memorialized and can be utilized in the future when another pandemic strain emerges.
Archived Information on novel H1N1 virus (Swine Flu)
A dedicated novel H1N1 virus (swine flu) website was established at http://emergency.tufts.edu/flu to provide regular updates to the community.
Institutional Preparedness
- Colleges and Universities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist from the Department of Health & Human Services
- Facing Down the Flu appearing in the December 16, 2005 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Handwashing information from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Personal Preparedness
- Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals & Families from the Department of Health & Human Services
- Pandemic Flu Information for the Public from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- General Preparedness Information from Ready.gov, a service of the Department of Homeland Security
