title: Overview/reflections on the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
abstract: The Influenza A H1N1 2009 pandemic was a test of the global public health response. Strategies that worked included mass vaccine production and antivirals while quarantine and isolation proved futile. Among the lessons learned was the importance of severity in the definition of a pandemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division Infectious Diseases, National University Health System, NUHS Tower Block, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Level 10, Singapore 119228, Singapore. surinder_kaur_pada@nuhs.edu.sg
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pada
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tambyah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics; D011634:Public Health; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines