Emergency Management
WMU Draft—
Pandemic Implementation Triggers for WMU Alert Levels
| Mild Influenza (Case Fatality Level of <0.1%) |
Moderate Influenza (Case Fatality Level of 0.1 to < 1%) |
Severe Influenza (Case Fatality Level of 1 to >2% ) |
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| Confirmed human outbreak overseas (Fed. Gov. Response Stage 2) | Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate |
Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate |
Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate Alert Level 2— Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Dept. recommendations. |
| Widespread human outbreak overseas or first human case in North America (Fed. Gov. Response Stage 3 or 4) | Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate |
Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate Alert Level 2— Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Dept. recommendations. |
Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate Alert Level 2— Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Dept. recommendations, Alert Level 3— Consider closing campus for up to four weeks. |
| Spread throughout the United States (Fed. Gov. Response Stage 5) | Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate Alert Level 2— Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Dept. recommendations. |
Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate Alert Level 2— Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Dept. recommendations. Alert Level 3— Consider closing campus for up to 4 weeks. |
Alert Level 1— Publicize and Educate Alert Level 2— Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Dept. recommendations, Alert Level 4— Cancel classes/close residence halls and consider closing campus for possibly up to 12 weeks. |
Alert Triggers
| CDC Pandemic Severity 1 (Case Fatality Level of <0.1%) | CDC Pandemic Severity 2 and 3 (Case Fatality Level of 0.1 to < 1%) | CDC Pandemic Severity 4 and 5- (Case Fatality Level of 1 to >2%) | |
| Confirmed human outbreak overseas (Federal Government Response Stage 2) | AL-1. Publicize and Educate | AL-1. Publicize and Educate. | AL-1. Publicize and Educate AL-2. Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Department recommendations. |
| Widespread human outbreak overseas or first human case in North America (Federal Government Response Stage 3 or 4) | AL-1. Publicize and Educate | AL-1. Publicize and Educate AL-2. Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Department recommendations. | AL-1. Publicize and Educate AL-2. Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Department recommendations, AL-3. Consider closing campus for up to four weeks. |
| Spread throughout the United States (Federal Government Response Stage 5) | AL-1. Publicize and Educate AL-2. Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Department recommendations. | AL-1. Publicize and Educate AL-2. Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Department recommendations, AL-3. Consider closing campus for up to 4 weeks. | AL-1. Publicize and Educate AL-2. Gather data on absentee rates, local closings, sister institutions, federal state and local Health Department recommendations, AL-4. Cancel classes/close residence halls and consider closing campus for possibly up to 12 weeks. |