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Whereas, the burden of and responsibility for vaccinating high-risk and vulnerable populations <br />often falls upon public health departments and their public partners; and <br />Whereas, public health is often unable to serve the high-risk and vulnerable populations within <br />a community because of a lack of timely distribution of vaccine, especially influenza vaccine; <br />and <br />Whereas, commercial vaccinators make early bulk purchases of influenza vaccine and are able <br />to offer mass flu campaigns before public health can vaccinate high-risk populations; and <br />Whereas, the federal government and local medical providers look to the public health <br />infrastructure to be prepared to respond to and coordinate the response of any communicable <br />disease outbreak, including an influenza pandemic; and <br />Whereas, the federal government has provided support for the childhood immunization program <br />nationally that has resulted in dramatic reductions in childhood vaccine preventable diseases; <br />and <br />Whereas, an adult immunization infrastructure is needed prior to implementation of a national <br />universal influenza vaccine recommendation; <br />Now Therefore, in recognition of this compelling public health challenge, the Orange County <br />Health Department and the Orange County Commissioners request that: <br />• Sufficient federal funding be identified to support a robust adult vaccine preventable <br />disease vaccination infrastructure and program that would include influenza as a primary <br />component; <br />• Guaranteed government prices for influenza vaccine be offered as an incentive for <br />vaccine production to meet the demand; <br />• Federal government bulk purchase a base number of doses for public health; <br />• Regulations be created to guarantee distribution to public agencies first; and <br />• Enforcement rules are developed for providers who disregard high-risk vaccination <br />criteria. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />d. Resolution -Land for Tomorrow <br />The Board considered a resolution in support of the Land far Tomorrow coalition, which <br />is proposing a November 2006 statewide band for open space land protection. <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that before <br />Governor Hunt left office in 2000, he enacted an initiative to protect a million acres in North <br />Carolina. The General Assembly also adopted a goal of trying to do this in 2000-2009. The <br />Land far Tomorrow Coalition over the last year has put together a program to accomplish this, <br />largely by funding a lot of the trust funds. <br />Marge Limbert said that Land for Tomorrow has 99 partners across the state and <br />OWASA has joined, and Orange County would be the first county to sign this resolution. <br />Dave Stancil read the resolution. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />approve a resolution in support of the Land for Tomorrow coalition, which is proposing a <br />November 2006 statewide bond for open space land protection. <br />