The Ardkeld Pandemic Response committee has gathered the following information for the second meeting of your group.
You should evaluate the effect(s) of the actions that you took at your last meeting and evaluate the current state of affairs in Ardkeld.
You should submit 3-5 specific actions for further actions to control the pandemic, using the workshop 4 pro forma (also available on MyPlace). You should consider whether you want to continue any of the public health measures you implemented at your previous meeting, or whether you want to stop them; and also whether there are any new, additional actions you would like to take. Submit the pro forma by noon on Friday March 15th, via the submission link on MyPlace.
Actions taken:
Contact & whereabouts tracing of current cases to find possible sources and commonalities over the past week; e.g. location, occupation, handling of infected animal products
Antibiotic prophylaxis and vaccination of exposed people/families and livestock based on tracing from above point. Antibiotics dependent on type: Inhalation/GI – combination of 2 ciprofloxacin & doxycycline, or amoxicillin & imipenem Cutaneous: ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, or amoxicillin. Vaccine: Anthrasil for both human and animal
Public awareness campaign - specifically target famers/butchers/slaughter houses etc. to educate people on the outbreak/risks.
Ticktock, TV, radio, flyers, community meetings
| 23/02/2024 data | 07/03/2024 data | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths caused by the Anthrax outbreak (total) | 10 | 15 |
| Verified Anthrax cases (total) | 579 | 679 |
| Anthrax hospitalisations (weekly) | 145 | 112 |
| Riverview ICU bed occupancy (current) | 16 | 12 |
| Number of Anthrax related GP visits (total) | 140 | 112 |
From: rye_1946@gmail.com
To: PandemicResponseCommittee@Ardkeld.co.uk
Cc:
Subject: This Bloody Pandemic
Dear Pandemic Response Committee
I am so outraged by all of the restrictions that you are imposing on our wonderful city and our normally successful businesses. By stopping export of animal products, you are stifling our economy - how do you expect to maintain the health and well-being of our city if no one can afford to eat anymore, I ask you that!
Many successful businesses are still struggling in the wake of COVID and due to the ongoing cost of living crisis, I would think that the government would be stepping in just now to help businesses and not actively working to hurt them. This is such a disgrace, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves and you ought to keep your interfering busybody noses out of everyone’s businesses (literally).
Sincerely,
Kieran
From: lulu-88@gmail.com
To: PandemicResponseCommitteet@Ardkeld.co.uk
Cc: city-council@Ardkeld.co.uk
Subject: The Vaccines
Dear Pandemic Response Committee,
I am so frightened about new pandemic, the news you read about it is very scary. Thank you so much for all your hard work you are doing to protect us.
I heard that there was a vaccine that can help protect us, but I am not eligible for this, I was wondering what should I do? Can you please get extra vaccine supplies so that everyone can be eligible? It would be great if we were all protected by the vaccine.
Thank you so much for all the hard work you do,
Siobhan
Ardkeld Daily Press
Ardkeld says farewell to pandemic’s youngest victim
by Norman Stewart
12/03/2023
The Bacillus anthracis pandemic ravaging Ardkeld has claimed yet another victim. There have been 15 deaths in the pandemic so far, but perhaps the most tragic loss is Robert Martin - at only 2, the youngest victim that the pandemic has claimed.
Robert Martin liked penguins and giraffes. Friends and family say that he was always a delight.
Robert is survived by his parents and grandparents, and by his siblings Charlie, Alfie, and Jacob.
The funeral service will be held Monday at St. Andrew’s.
Ardkeld Daily Press
Ardkeld says farewell to local legend
by Julia Stewart
11/03/2023
The Bacillus anthracis pandemic ravaging Ardkeld has claimed yet another victim. Bonnie Morrison, local artist and star, sadly passed away on Friday.
Bonnie was perhaps best known for her 2008 work Golden Days , but fans say that the rest of her work was equally as memorable.
Bonnie is survived by her partner, and by her siblings Luke and Chester.
The funeral service will be held Friday at St. Mary’s.
Ardkeld Looking-Glass
Ardkeld pandemic council making great strides
by Alan Moore
05/03/2023
Citizens of Ardkeld should be thankful that the city’s Pandemic Response Council, swiftly convened when a new pandemic began to hit Ardkeld, has been so effective. While the initial death toll from the pandemic appeared to be quite alarming, the actions taken by the PRC seem to have been most effective.
Officials from Public Health Scotland have publicly praised the Ardkeld PRC, saying that their actions have been extremely effective
There have been 6 deaths due to Bacillus anthracis in Ardkeld this week. This is an enormous decrease, and hopefully Ardkeld will see the death toll continue to decrease in the coming weeks.
Ardkeld Evening News
Yet more overreach in the name of “science”
by Alan Swift
12/03/2023
Governments across the globe have seen how successful power-grabs in the name of public health can be, following on the wave of restrictions imposed because of so-called viral diseases like COVID-19 and “mpox”. So-called scientists are fearmongering - aerosols, monkeys, “bird” flu - now they think that they can fool us into thinking that the air and water are unsafe. Citizens of Ardkeld should stand strong against this terrible tyranny! No more mask mandates, no more senseless restrictions!
Our elders should not be left to die alone, left frightened and hopeless in a mandatory lockdown claimed to be “for their benefit.” Our children should not be left to struggle through “pandemic” after “pandemic” - their language and literacy skills have been left behind due to these lockdowns, and their mental health is suffering. It is time that we take back control of our lives and end this tyranny of fear-mongering and so-called science. Citizens of Ardkeld, stand with me and resist this most recent attack on your freedoms and your lives.
The Independent
Bacillus anthracis pandemic in Ardkeld
by Ben Schiller
03/03/2023
Hard on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of other health scares (monkeypox, or “mpox”, avian flu, and worries about other infectious disease outbreaks), another pandemic has hit the Scottish town of Ardkeld. This time, it’s Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium that you may remember from the bioterrorism scare several years ago.
There have been 15 deaths in the pandemic so far, but perhaps the most frightening aspect to this new pandemic is rumours that these Bacillus anthracis strains may have become resistant to even more antibiotics - a truly chilling possibility.
Scientists have been warning about the antibiotic resistance crisis for years, saying that careless use of antibiotics could mean that these precious medicines will no longer be available to us in the future.
Some of the Bacillus anthracis strains found in Ardkeld are reportedly resistant to all clinically available antibiotics, and scientists warn that these drug-resistant pathogens might be able to spread to new locations. Will nearby towns be next, or could these Bacillus anthracis strains go as global as the SARS-COV2 virus did?
| Patient no. | Movements 1 week prior to symptom onset |
|---|---|
| 1 | Blacks (work), , John Lewis, Joules, Subway, Javawocky, music concert, went for a walk in the park, went for a swim, Lewis |
| 2 | work: deliveries, Iceland, Sainsbury’s, Forever 21, The Friendly Tortoise, Beans and Barley, visited my brother, gig, walk along the canal path, coffee with friends, went to school, Paint and Pinot night at Debbie’s, brewery tour, the bowling alley, went clubbing, Loch Lomond |
| 3 | not really sure |
| 4 | work (from home),Tesco, , Pizza Hut, KFC, Crumbs, Ardkeld Cakes, Harbourview, pub quiz, went to a night class, , the Ardkeld Home Butchers’ |
| 5 | work (plumber), ASDA, , Ardkeld Ice Cream, Amuse-Bouche, Fruit and Fancy, The Ardkeld Cafe, The Cocoa Tree, The Grey Ewe, brewery tour, piano lessons, story hour at the library (Saturday), went to school, went cycling with friends, the zoo, saw my sister’s kids, |
| 6 | work, ASDA, John Lewis, Guess, Central Square, The Friendly Tortoise, The Lemon and Lime, Cafe Nero, The Bell, played golf, went clubbing, drawing lessons, went bowling, saw my niblings, went to the playground, Ardkeld Castle, , Ardkeld petting zoo |
| 7 | , M&Co, Fat Face, Wallis, The Ardkeld Cafe, the market, visited my sister, Ardkeld Hall, art lessons, Rome, Arran |
| 8 | at work at Nandos, , the farm, The Gap, Zara, Cafe Nero, ASK Italian, The Ardkeld Pavilion, played golf, Edinburgh, Perth |
| 9 | at work - Around the Corner, M&S Food Hall, Tesco, TK Maxx, Amuse-Bouche, Costa, went for a long walk, |
| 10 | at work - server at The Squid and Sextant, M&S Food Hall, TK Maxx, Fat Face, The Gap, The Cocoa Tree, The Pizza Place, coffee with an old school friend, exercised, the cinema, the playground, coffee at a friend’s, |
| 11 | work - B & Q, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Ardkeld Home Farm Shop, Joules, The Cocoa Tree, The Queen’s Head, Fresh Coriander, Nandos, The Lemon and Lime, Starbucks, shopping with friends - can’t remember where all we went, York, Fort William |
| 12 | , Dorothy Perkins, , Saturday pick-up football game, music concert, long walk in the countryside, shopping with friends - can’t remember where all we went, saw an old friend from uni for coffee, The Ardkeld City Museum, dinner with my in-laws, went to the pool, went clubbing, went cycling with friends, Nairn |
| 13 | I haven’t really been anywhere I don’t think |
| 14 | work: Zara, , , KFC, Frankie and Benny’s, Pizzazz Pizzeria, The Green House, Harbourview, Fresh Coriander, The Ardkeld City Museum |
| 15 | work (records shop), , Jack Wills, M&Co, Zara, Frankie and Benny’s, The Slice and Ice, saw my sister’s kids, Skye |
| 16 | work (Belfast), ASDA, Aldi, Iceland, New Look, The Friendly Tortoise, Frankie and Benny’s, went to the playground, family dinner with granddad, visited nan, board game night with friends, went for a long walk, went for a run, pub quiz (The Queen’s Head), Paris |
| 17 | work: restaurant, , Primark, , saw an old friend from uni for coffee, coastal walk, played hockey, went to the gym, improv night, went clubbing with friends, bird-watching, Dundee, Cambridge |
| 18 | work - B & Q, Iceland, Tesco, , Fruit and Fancy, Burger King, Fancy Flour, ASK Italian, coffee with an old school friend, the art gallery, visited my sister, horse riding, long walk in the countryside, visited my mum, went out dancing with friends, river walk, dinner with my in-laws, Tobermory, Islay |
| 19 | ASDA, Iceland, Wallis, Matalan, Guess, The Bell, The Ardkeld Cafe, Ardkeld Ice Cream, The Cocoa Tree, The Daily Catch, played pool with some friends, went camping, coastal walk, played raquetball, saw my brother’s kids, |
| 20 | work - at City Hall, ASDA, Iceland, Aldi, TK Maxx, Matalan, The Slice and Ice, Sizzle and Spice, Fresh Coriander, Ardkeld Cakes, KFC, went running along the river, went clubbing with friends, went camping - nature reserve, visited nan, walk along the canal path, the Ardkeld Home Butchers’ |
| 21 | The Daily Ardkeld newspaper office, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Greenwoods, Curry in a Hurry, tea with my nan, The Ardkeld City Museum, the market, Ardkeld Castle, visited my mum, played golf, went shopping, the theatre, went bowling, pub quiz (The Queen’s Head), |
| 22 | work (self-employed), Iceland, ASDA, Tesco, Clarks, The Slug and Lettuce, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, went bowling, the gardens, went to school, went to a concert with some friends, went to the pub, walk along the canal path, walked on the beach, visited my brother, went running along the river, Iceland, Paris |
| 23 | work (Belfast), ASDA, , Fresh Coriander, Pizza Express, weekend photography class, played raquetball, the library, went to church, fishing, family dinner with granddad, Falkirk, Oxford |
| 24 | haven’t been anywhere - sorry |
| 25 | Costa (work), Lidl, Morrisons, Reiss, The Tower Bistro, brewery tour, the playground, Elgin |
| 26 | TK Maxx (work), the Ardkeld Home Butchers’, Iceland, , Cinnamon Grove, The Pizza Place, care home - to see nan, bird-watching on Saturday, played raquetball, piano lessons, Saturday pick-up football game, dance class, went for a long walk, went bowling, Nairn |
| 27 | work: Bella Italia, Lidl, , work: used bookstore, Nandos, The Green House, Deep Dish Pizzas, Javawocky, Five Guys, The Pizza Place, music concert, went to the pub, played basketball, Lisbon |
| 28 | work (records shop), Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Greenwoods, Wallis, at work - Around the Corner, Fancy Flour, The Lemon and Lime, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Java and Jazz, Elements, The Daily Catch, tea with my nan, went to a concert with some friends, played tennis with Steve, went camping, Stirling, Iceland |
| 29 | work: clerical, , Gap, Zara, The King’s Arms, The Loud Lobster, Starbucks, The Squid and Sextant, The Lemon and Lime, The Cocoa Tree, played raquetball, Saturday pick-up football game, long walk in the countryside, went for a run, visited nan, dance class, walk along the canal path, , the butcher’s, the cheese shop in town, Skye Candles |
| 30 | work: bookshop, , Zara, Schuh, Around the Corner, The Ardkeld Cafe, improv night, went camping, the movies, Ardkeld Hall, Fort William, Faroe Islands |
| 31 | work - Ardkeld Insurance Agents, M&S Food Hall, H&M, John Lewis, Jones, Cinnamon Grove, The Bagel Bar, went for a walk in the park, the greengrocers |
| 32 | ASK Italian (work), M&S Food Hall, Reiss, Guess, Prezzo, Greggs, Beans and Barley, Deep Dish Pizzas, Elements, The Queen’s Head, went bowling, the market, played tennis with friends, board game night with friends, gig, the art gallery, volunteering, Ardkeld Castle, the Ardkeld Home Butchers |
| 33 | sorry I don’t remember |
| 34 | the office, the zoo, Aldi, Iceland, Morrisons, , Pizzazz Pizzeria, The King’s Arms, Ardkeld Ice Cream, The Ardkeld Cafe, board game night at Susan’s, the Modern Art Museum, care home - to see nan, went running along the river, played basketball, cycling, fishing, went camping - nature reserve, went beachcombing, Galway |
| 35 | work: the Ardkeld Cafe, Sainsbury’s, M&S Food Hall, Aldi, New Look, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Topshop, The Ardkeld Cafe, Ardkeld Cakes, Knead to Know, Cloud Nine Brewing Company, The Green House, saw my brother’s kids, Paint and Pinot night at Debbie’s, the market, the gym, walk by the lake, The Ardkeld City Museum, Majorca, Skye, done lots of shopping |
| 36 | work (museum), Tesco, M&S Food Hall, , Wagamama, Ardkeld Ice Cream, Frankie and Benny’s, The King’s Arms, the gardens, went to the playground, coffee with an old school friend, cycling, went to the gym, coffee with friends, the butchers, the florist |
| 37 | Five Guys = work, Aldi, ASDA, Blacks, The Corner Shop, Guess, KFC, went shopping, went for a walk in the park, The Ardkeld Botanical Garden, tea with my nan, coastal walk, Chester |
| 38 | The Daily Ardkeld newspaper office, Aldi, ASDA, Schuh, Blacks, Ardkeld Ice Cream, Pret, Subway, , Wick, Penrith |
| 39 | work, Aldi, Iceland, Guess, Deep Dish Pizzas, Pret, went to the pool, family dinner with granddad, the cinema, the movies, the Modern Art Museum, played hockey, the gym, went to church, Blakepool, Barcelona |
| 40 | work (from home), M&S Food Hall, Aldi, Lidl, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, H&M, Fruit and Fancy, The Soup Kitchen, The Ardkeld Pavilion, Beans and Barley, Pizza Express, Ardkeld Cakes, horse riding, |
| 41 | work: Bella Italia, ASDA, Zara, JoJo Maman Bebe, , the movies, brewery tour, went out dancing with friends, care home - to see nan, went to a night class, Iceland |
| 42 | work - Guess, Tesco, M&S Food Hall, , Deep Dish Pizzas, McDonalds, The Loud Lobster, Fancy Flour, Pizza Hut, Pret, board game night with friends, visited my sister, Greenland, Marseille |
| 43 | Jones (work), Sainsbury’s, Iceland, Morrisons, , The King’s Arms, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, KFC, drawing lessons, art lessons, went camping - nature reserve, the gym, the market, went to the park, the zoo, dance class, played tennis with Steve, visited my mum, Brighton |
| 44 | work: Mountain Warehouse, Iceland, Tesco, Lidl, , , the gardens, Majorca, Leeds |
| 45 | work (the Ardkeld Temp Agency), , H&M, Elements, Crumbs, went for a swim, fishing, went shopping, art lessons, board game night at Susan’s, saw my sister’s kids, visited my dad, story hour at the library (Saturday), played hockey |
| 46 | work (New Look), the Ardkeld Home Butchers, M&S Food Hall, Lidl, Iceland, , Deep Dish Pizzas, The Slice and Ice, Pret, shopping with friends - can’t remember where all we went, pub crawl with friends - can’t remember where we went, went clubbing, played golf, the bowling alley, went running along the river, went for a swim, visited my sister, weekend photography class, New York City, Lisburn |
| 47 | work - Guess, ASDA, Lidl, Sainsbury’s, , The Ardkeld Pavilion, , , the Ardkeld Home Butchers |
| 48 | just stayed at home really |
| 49 | survey form returned blank |
| 50 | work - sweet shop, , , The Breakfast Club, The Cocoa Tree, ASK Italian, The Queen’s Heart, Cafe Nero, Edamame Dreams, the movies, the bowling alley, saw my sister’s kids, tea with my nan, played tennis with friends, Ardkeld Hall, Inverness |
| 51 | work (self-employed), M&S Food Hall, Jack Wills, Ardkeld Used Books, , , Lisbon, Dundee |
| 52 | work (from home), ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, Jones, H&M, Matalan, The Squid and Sextant, Crumbs, The Cocoa Tree, Sizzle and Spice, Fruit and Fancy, The Grey Ewe, the gym, volunteering, played tennis with friends, the playground, coastal walk, cookery class, music concert, went clubbing with friends |
| 53 | at work - server at The Squid and Sextant, , Edinburgh Woollen Mill, The Grey Ewe, , |
| 54 | Forever 21 (work), Morrisons, Tesco, Aldi, Blacks, The Queen’s Head, The Bell, Sizzle and Spice, Burger King, The Grey Ewe, The Cocoa Tree, the bowling alley, Ardkeld Castle, bird-watching on Saturday, the cinema, horse riding, cycling, coffee with friends, Plymouth, Sheffield |
| 55 | Blacks (work), ASDA, Tesco, Aldi, The Gap, Superdry, Fat Face, The Loud Lobster, The Queen’s Head, Pret, went shopping, visited my brother, the beach, pub quiz, cycling, |
| 56 | the office, M&S Food Hall, , Elements, Bella Italia, Cinnamon Grove, Burger King, cycling, pub quiz (The Queen’s Head), art lessons, the market, visited my sister, family dinner with granddad |
| 57 | toy stop (work), , , Pizza Hut, KFC, Burger King, Greggs, The Loud Lobster, river walk, cycling, went for a run, played football, went camping - nature reserve, family dinner with granddad, Penrith |
| 58 | work (lorry driver), Iceland, Tesco, ASDA, M&Co, JoJo Maman Bebe, The Bell, went running along the river, board game night with friends, saw my brother’s kids, coastal walk, went to the playground, pub quiz, played basketball, the theatre, bird-watching on Saturday, went to the pub, Oxford |
| 59 | work: bus driver, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons, TK Maxx, M&Co, Zara, The Bagel Bar, The Grey Ewe, Fruit and Fancy, Prezzo, Fresh Coriander, cooking class, cookery class, played badminton, pub crawl with friends - can’t remember where we went, pub quiz (The Queen’s Head), London, Snowdonia |
| 60 | haven’t been anywhere - sorry |