1. Develop Questions for Risk Communicators. The outbreak of a new form of swine flu prompted the United States and the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency. President Obama called the emergency a "precautionary tool." But public health officials scrambled to determine the extent of the outbreak. You are a risk communicator for the CDC and must prepare a briefing informing the public of the potential risk. Prepare a list of 10 questions you believe the general public and the media would like to know to understand the gravity of the situation.
2. Answer the Public's Questions. Conduct an internet search to answer the following questions in your own words about the Swine Flu, Bird Flu, and H1N1 Virus. Document your sources.
   • How is the Swine Flu different than the seasonal influenza, Bird Flu, and H1N1?
   • What symptoms would tell me I have any of the above sicknesses?
   • How can I tell if someone sitting next to me has the above sicknesses?
   • Is there a vaccine available for the above sicknesses?
   • What's the best way to avoid getting exposed to the above sicknesses?
   • What are things can I do to get my family prepared for the above sicknesses?
   • What should I do if I or someone in my family is sick with one of the above sicknesses
   • What medications work against the above sicknesses?
   • Should I stockpile any specific medications?
   • Why has the above sicknesses been deadly in Mexico but not in the U.S.?
   • I heard that people in Mexico are wearing a face masks? Should people in the U.S.?
   • Is it dangerous to eat pork?
   • I'm not sick. Should I avoid traveling

3. Identify five lessons the Government learned or should have learned from the Swine Flu Pandemic that apply to the COVID-19 Pandemic.