Table 1 Summary table
From: School closures during the 2009 influenza pandemic: national and local experiences
| Â | Bulgaria | China | England | France | Hong Kong | Italy | Japan | New York | New Zealand | Serbia | South Africa | Thailand | USA |
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Were school closures discussed in pre-pandemic plans prior to A(H1N1)pdm09? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Shall school closures be used according to pre-pandemic plans? | Yes | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | Yes | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | Yes | Maybe |
Recommendations | MoH for national closures. Local health authorities for local closures. | MoH and MoE | Advice given by Scientific Advisory Committee for Emergencies and Government Departments (Health, Children) | MoE led, with MoH and of Interior | MoH | MoH and MoE | MoE led, with MoH | NYC health authorities | MoH | MoH | MoE led, with MoH | MoH | CDC (in consultation with MoE and other partners) |
Who made the recommendations about school closures during A(H1N1)pdm09? | |||||||||||||
Decision making | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Who made the decision to close schools during A(H1N1)pdm09? | MoE for national closures. Local Education boards for local closures | Local government (MoH and MoE) | School headmaster in consultation with local public health officials | Local representative of State | Chief executive (equivalent of prime minister) | Local health authorities in agreement with the headmaster | Local authorities during initial phase. School principal later on | NYC health authorities in consultation with DoE for public schools; private schools made their own decision. | Local health authorities during containment period. School boards during mitigation period | MoE | Local government (local MoH and MoE) | School principal | Local/State Health Departments in collaboration with local school authorities |
Type of closure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
School closure is standard policy during seasonal epidemics? | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Were schools closed pro-actively during A(H1N1)pdm09? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Was there a policy of closing schools reactively? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Only from April 28th 2009 to May 5th 2009 |