S Senior Vaccination Season Proclamation

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The County of Orange SENIOR VACCINATION SEASON 2000 BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS,thousands of adults in this country are unprotected from diseases such as influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia; and WHEREAS, each year, an average of 20,000 Americans die from influenza-more than 90 percent of these persons are age 65 or older. Many of these deaths can be prevented through vaccinations; and WHEREAS, Senior Vaccination Season, a statewide vaccination effort, is being held throughout the month of October and into November, to help reduce the number of health complications and deaths associated with these illnesses by promoting adult immunizations; and WHEREAS, Senior Vaccination Season is a collaborative effort in Orange County, between UNC Hospitals, Kerr Drug, local churches, local employers, local medical providers and the Health Department; and WHEREAS, Senior Vaccination Season will involve the provision of influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines to person age 65 and older with Medicare Part B through community-based events and encourages all immunization providers to work year-round with their communities to vaccinate adults by expanding clinic hours, increasing screenings, and distributing educational and promotional materials; and WHEREAS, by joining this effort, agencies, businesses and civic and religious organizations can help protect adults in this County from becoming at risk of death or disability from a vaccine-preventable disease; NOW,THEREFORE WE, THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, do hereby proclaim October and November 2000, as"SENIOR VACCINATION SEASON" in Orange County, and call upon the citizens of our County to join us in supporting these efforts to fully immunize our senior adult population. r� Moses Carey, Jr., Chair ' / /% Orange County Board of Commi sione(s Jr