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Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic: CIHR Operational Response

(2009-10-30) We wish to reassure the research community that CIHR is prepared in the event that a flu Pandemic hits our offices this Fall and Winter.

We are prepared to be responsive to the needs of the research community and our staff should the Pandemic begin to affect our operations.

We are aware of the impact Pandemic might have on various aspects of our operations and have analyzed potential impacts.

We have contingency plans should the Pandemic critically affect any of our ongoing operations and will communicate with the research community should we need to put in place any such plans that would involve them.

If the Pandemic substantially affects the progress of any CIHR-funded research, we will consider remedial actions on a case-by-case basis.

Ian Graham, PhD
Vice-President, Knowledge Translation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research