Abstract
This paper attempts to identify the legal issues at stake during a pandemic and how those issues need to be discussed as a whole when preparing. Part II of this paper will give a brief description of pandemic influenza and look at the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. Part III will examine the origins of legal authority during a pandemic at the federal, state, and local levels of government. Part IV will look at some of the specific legal issues that may arise during a pandemic and discuss what decision-makers need to be thinking about in order to plan comprehensively. Part V will conclude by determining whether or not Virginia is legally prepared for pandemic influenza.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2010
Recommended Citation
Kristen DiGirolamo, Comment, Legal Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza: Is Virginia Ready?, 13 Rich. J. L. & Pub. Int. 385 (2010).