Welcome to the VA Pandemic Influenza (Pandemic Flu) Web Site
This is the national pandemic flu web site for the Department of Veterans Affairs and is intended to provide information and resources to veterans, VA staff, and others interested in VA and pandemic influenza preparedness, response, and recovery.
A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, may cause serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time.
In June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared H1N1 flu (formerly known as swine flu) to be a pandemic. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. Since then, it has spread around the world from person-to-person. The symptoms of 2009 H1N1 flu are similar to those of seasonal flu. Learn more about H1N1 flu, including how it spreads, its symptoms, and the vaccine.
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