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ID103475
Title ProperProtecting the public from H1N1 through points of sispensing (PODs)
LanguageENG
AuthorRinchiuso-Hasselmann, Anne ;  McKay, Ryan L ;  Williams, Christopher A ;  Starr, David T
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)In fall 2009, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) operated 58 points of dispensing (PODs) over 5 weekends to provide influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccination to New Yorkers. Up to 7 sites were opened each day across the 5 boroughs, with almost 50,000 New Yorkers being vaccinated. The policies and protocols used were based on those developed for New York City's POD Plan, the cornerstone of the city's mass prophylaxis planning. Before the H1N1 experience, NYC had not opened more than 5 PODs simultaneously and had only experienced the higher patient volume seen with the H1N1 PODs on 1 prior occasion. Therefore, DOHMH identified factors that contributed to the success of POD operations, as well as areas for improvement to inform future mass prophylaxis planning and response. Though this was a relatively small-scale, preplanned operation, during which a maximum of 7 PODs were operated on a given day, the findings have implications for larger-scale mass prophylaxis planning for emergencies.
`In' analytical NoteBiosecurity and Bioterrorism Vol. 9, No. 1; Mar 2011: p13-21
Journal SourceBiosecurity and Bioterrorism Vol. 9, No. 1; Mar 2011: p13-21
Key WordsH1N1 ;  Public Health ;  POD ;  Private Warehouse ;  Morgenthau, Beth Maldin ;  Zucker, Jane R ;  Raphael, Marisa