Stevenson Elizabeth, Barrios Lisa, Cordell Ralph, Delozier David, Gorman Susan, Koenig Linda J, Odom Erica, Polder Jacquelyn, Randolph Jean, Shimabukuro Tom, Singleton Christa
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Mailstop D10, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2009 Oct;99 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S255-60. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.159970.
Children represent one quarter of the US population. Because of its enormous size and special needs, it is critically important to address this population group in pandemic influenza planning. Here we describe the ways in which children are vulnerable in a pandemic, provide an overview of existing plans, summarize the resources available, and, given our experience with influenza A(H1N1), outline the evolving lessons we have learned with respect to planning for a severe influenza pandemic. We focus on a number of issues affecting children-vaccinations, medication availability, hospital capacity, and mental health concerns-and emphasize strategies that will protect children from exposure to the influenza virus, including infection control practices and activities in schools and child care programs.
儿童占美国人口的四分之一。鉴于其规模庞大且有特殊需求，在大流行性流感规划中关注这一人群至关重要。在此，我们描述儿童在大流行中易受伤害的方式，概述现有计划，总结可用资源，并根据我们对甲型H1N1流感的经验，概述我们在严重流感大流行规划方面不断积累的经验教训。我们重点关注影响儿童的若干问题——疫苗接种、药物供应、医院容量和心理健康问题——并强调保护儿童免受流感病毒感染的策略，包括感染控制措施以及学校和儿童保育项目中的相关活动。
