Fred Harteis Health News - Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes.

Parts of southeastern Washington state are considering drive-thru flu shots during a pandemic — although a practice run this fall showed they had better hire traffic cops.

If Alabama closes schools amid a super-flu, students may take classes via public television. In Dallas, city librarians may replace sick 911 operators.

States and communities are getting creative ...   more »