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site is www.TheEmeraldVirus.com . We are currently
building chat capabilities for survivors and hope to add video capabilities in
the near term that will allow survivors using laptops or computers with video
cameras to have face-to- face discussions.
     
                                             
End/Emerald Virus Bulletin #1
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nodded and Jack continued.
        
“Sandy, are you and Gene prepared to give an update on communication with the
medical community, the business community and the public?”
         
Sandy replied, “Yes we are. First, we haven’t spent much time with medical
bulletins since CDC is covering communication about the virus itself. We have
asked CDC for the electronic address list they use and we’ll be prepared to use
the same list if and when we issue medical bulletins. Additionally we’ve set up
a web site that all citizens can review. All bulletins will be posted on the
web site. We’ve chosen a commercial web site rather than a government web site
because we want citizens around the world to feel comfortable using this web
site. We’ll start advertising the site today. We’ll send bulletins to all TV
and radio stations in the country and ask them to help us get the word out. We
would also like the TV and radio stations to read our bulletins to their
listening audiences whenever we release one. We have asked all state and local
governments to print the bulletins and make them available at all public sites,
government offices, banks, filling stations and grocery stores. The web site
will be simple and straightforward, and we have it working now.”
        
Gene added, “We’re also creating a separate address group of all businesses
that think they may be able to help and all citizens who think they can help.
We’ll send all of our information to anyone who registers on these sites. I’m
not sure we have enough staff to stay on top of whatever suggestions we’ll
receive but I think we need to try.
        
“We’re also going to need a method for survivors to be able to communicate.
I’ve asked for help from the technical community and I’ve already received a
couple of phone calls and emails from some high-tech firms offering assistance.
I plan on having a conference call with these folks this afternoon .”
        
Jack replied, “Good work guys. Jim, if you can spare any techies from your
modeling project let Sandy and Gene know. It looks like they can use the help.”
        
Sandy said, “Thanks Jack. For the record I’d like to acknowledge those who
worked on ‘The Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response and Recovery Guide’.
The Guide wasn’t created for this type of threat, but without it we would have
taken a lot longer to get to this point.”
        
“Thanks Sandy. Ron and Sharon, did you find anything new or useful in your
search for the responsibilities of other agencies?”
        
Ron answered, “No, we didn’t find anything out of the ordinary. We did receive
promises of support from every agency we talked with and I think we should use
these offers to staff the hotlines and email data banks that Gene mentioned. In
fact, I’ve taken the liberty of turning the auditorium into a response center
with one hundred computer stations and an additional one hundred phone lines.
We’re in the process of transforming conference rooms throughout the city into
additional response centers. Finding the equipment and staff to install these
centers has actually been easy. I think by now everyone in the world
understands that this project is the most important project in the city and is
second only to the Centers for Disease Control’s project to find a vaccine. I
don’t anticipate having any trouble creating the response centers or staffing
them with qualified people.”
        
“Thanks Ron, that’s a great initiative. I’d like you to