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Public Health Preparedness <br />Recent Influenza Lessons <br />Problems in Influenza Vaccine Distribution <br />• 2002: Insufficient supply of vaccine <br />• 2003: Delayed delivery/availability <br />• 2004: Major manufacturer problems <br />• 2005: Partial deliveries of vaccine <br />Lessons Learned from Prior Years <br />• Communication with medical providers <br />• Public information and reassurance <br />• Need for large phone bank call-in response <br />• Diversify vendors in purchasing <br />• "Pacing" the staff response <br />• Tracking the actual presence of flu in the community <br />2005 Flu Events <br />High-risk populations in October <br />• 2 Main public events <br />- Nov. 5 at Smith Middle School <br />- Nov. 12 at Cedar Ridge High School <br />Objectives <br />• Provide flu vaccinations for 700 residents each day <br />• Test use of each site <br />• Test ability to process "patients" quickly <br />• Test delivery of supplies to site, set-up and break down <br />• Test `just in time" training for staff and volunteers <br />• Test shift change of staff and volunteers <br />Res u Its <br />• Nov. 5: provided 699 vaccinations in 2 & 9/2 hours <br />• Nov. 92: provided fatal of 564 vaccinations in 7 hours <br />• Nov. 92: over 200 were done in fast 30 minutes <br />Lessons and Needs <br />• Folks shave up early and all at once <br />• Need transporfation plans and adequate parking <br />