It included a widespread vaccination programme, the possible closure of schools and restricting international travel.
The document continues: ‘Typically, new shifted strains of influenza virus have emerged in the Far East and spread via Asia or the Antipodes towards Europe. In response, then senior medical officer for Northern Ireland, Dr Elizabeth Mitchell, drafted a contingency plan for the region in December 1997 to assist the local health service in preparing draft arrangements.
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