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63 <br /> <br />J. Some persons will be unable or unwilling to comply with isolation directives. For others, <br />social distancing strategies may be less feasible. It will be important to develop and disseminate <br />strategies for infection control appropriate for these environments and populations. <br />K. Risk communication will be critically important during all phases of planning and <br />implementation of a pandemic influenza response. The general public, healthcare system, <br />response agencies, and elected leaders will need continuous updates on the status of the <br />pandemic outbreak, impacts on critical services, the steps being taken to address the incident, <br />and steps the public can take to protect themselves. <br /> <br />III. IMPACTS OF A PANDEMIC: <br />Using the CDC’s FluAid 2.0 model, calculations are based on current estimates based on <br />predictions from FluAid 2009. <br /> Moderate Pandemic Severe Pandemic <br />Total Population in Kittitas <br />County <br />41,900 41,900 <br />Total Outpatients 4,815 11,200 <br />Total Hospitalizations 88 222 <br />Total Deaths 28 67 <br /> <br />