Bird Flu

[junglegirl]

Anyone elses company preparing for this?

I have to run around looking for supplies....BLAH

 

[Boss Hog]

 

[junglegirl]

uh huh

 

[graham]

supplies of booze ?

 

[junglegirl]

face masks
glasses
gloves
sanitizer
etc.

 

[Boss Hog]

My boss is sending me out to stock up on supplies for y2k.

 

[Wiseman]

best preparation would be to buy stocks in companies that make bird flu vaccines.

 

[junglegirl]

ok just checking

well hopefully you guys dont get the flu and DIE

 

[MissBlu]

what. the. shit.



damn birds

 

[alexd]

face masks
glasses
gloves
sanitizer
etc.

don't forget the duck tape

 

[VinylRach]

wow are you serious? has this become more of a concern lately?

 

[junglegirl]

nah my work is just preparing for it incase it becomes an issue...

 

[Wiseman]

ain't fear a bitch?

 

[junglegirl]

im not scared

it was just a question ... and i got my answer

 

[starr]

face masks
glasses
gloves
sanitizer
etc.

My company included 'bird flu' procedures into our emergency preparedness guidelines awhile ago. There were already plans in place for scenarios similar in time and scope to 9/11 or SARS, but bird flu requires a different longer-term contingency plan.

I wouldn't doubt that there is a supplies stock somewhere, but based on the nature of our business I would doubt that is the main focus of the plan. I think they have focused more on things like enabling employees to work from home, ensuring minimal business disruptions to customers, etc.

From what I've heard in the media (during SARS and about the bird flu), there are barely (if even) enough masks and filters to supply a mass amount of front-line health care workers for an extended period of time - as they should be changed every few days (every day?). So, I'm not sure about the effectiveness of buying simple face masks would be.