Readiness to Vaccinate Critical Personnel During an Influenza Pandemic, United States, 2015

To assess the readiness to vaccinate critical infrastructure personnel (CIP) involved in managing public works, emergency services, transportation, or any other system or asset that would have an immediate debilitating impact on the community if not maintained. We analyzed self-reported planning to...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2017-10, Vol.107 (10), p.1643-1645
Main Authors: Moulia, Danielle L, Dopson, Stephanie A, Vagi, Sara J, Fitzgerald, Thomas J, Fiebelkorn, Amy Parker, Graitcer, Samuel B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AJPH Research
Annual reports
Attitude of Health Personnel
Disaster Planning
Disease control
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Emergency procedures
Emergency response
Funding
Health care policy
Humans
Immunization
Immunization/Vaccines
Influenza
Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Infrastructure
Jurisdiction
National security
Nuclear power plants
Occupational health
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Personnel
Planning
Public health
Public Health Practice
Public works
Transportation
United States
Vaccines
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Summary:To assess the readiness to vaccinate critical infrastructure personnel (CIP) involved in managing public works, emergency services, transportation, or any other system or asset that would have an immediate debilitating impact on the community if not maintained. We analyzed self-reported planning to vaccinate CIP during an influenza pandemic with data from 2 surveys: (1) the Program Annual Progress Assessment of immunization programs and (2) the Pandemic Influenza Readiness Assessment of public health emergency preparedness programs. Both surveys were conducted in 2015. Twenty-six (43.3%) of 60 responding public health emergency preparedness programs reported having an operational plan to identify and vaccinate CIP, and 16 (26.2%) of 61 responding immunization programs reported knowing the number of CIP in their program's jurisdictions. Many programs may not be ready to identify and vaccinate CIP during an influenza pandemic. Additional efforts are needed to ensure operational readiness to vaccinate CIP during the next influenza pandemic.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303942