 Overview
The recent shortage of influenza vaccine has been of great concern;
however, the fragility of the vaccine supply system has been an on-going
issue that limits our ability to immunize people according to recommendations.
Public health agencies, collaborating with health care providers,
vaccine distributors, and manufacturers, have taken unprecedented actions
to protect the most vulnerable populations against influenza this year.
This challenge has given us the opportunity to evaluate our vaccine supply
system and assess our preparedness strategies. Join us as we
examine the
role of the Arkansas Department of Health and in particular the actions
of the White County Health Unit in Searcy, AR, in responding to the vaccine
shortage by implementing a statewide preparedness plan to protect their
communities during this crisis.
Goal
This program will seek to increase awareness of the local, state, and
federal response to vaccine shortages and the strategic and ethical concerns
for public health.
Objectives
- Identify two key factors that influence the stability of the vaccine
supply.
- Describe the role of public health in responding to vaccine
shortages.
- Identify three strategic concerns posed by vaccine shortages.
- Describe an ethical concern posed by vaccine shortages.
- Identify three lessons learned in the local response.
Audience
Public health leaders, managers, and professionals from local and state
health departments, boards of health, hospitals, community-based health
organizations, academic institutions, federal agencies, vaccine producers
and distributors, physicians and other health care providers who are
concerned about vaccine shortages and seek to understand the strategic
and ethical implications for public health.
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