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DISCUSSION: What Can We Do Before Vaccine Becomes Available?

COMMENT: Mass Vax DOES equal Pan flu practice


Submitted by Karen Rose on 12/6/07 3:23 PM

When the vaccine does become available, mass vaccination sites or POD's are the way to get it out. Our County PH Dept. has a plan for drive thru POD's, to avoid what you mention about the mass-infecting at the mass-immunization sites. We practiced a drive thru POD at a local high school with PO meds as opposed to injectables, and we could distribute very successfully. A local hospital here recently held a drive thru flu clinic and gave about 3,000 doses very efficiently.
Practicing vaccine distribution on a large scale is a key component of preparedness. By practicing, we have learned from our mistakes and will be more efficient in the future. And we have learned key things like how very important it is to have adequate security on site to protect the medication and the providers of that medication.
However, the fact that the public does not realize that there will be nothing to give them for 6 mos. is the main point here. We need to educate the press. They usually like scare tactics, so it seems strange they have not picked up on this one.



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