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Self-Immunization with Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in a Mass Vaccination Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2013

Matt Zahn ,
Priscilla Pursiful ,
Ruth Carrico ,
Charles Woods  and
Adewale Troutman
Matt Zahn*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, USA
Priscilla Pursiful
Affiliation:
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, USA
Ruth Carrico
Affiliation:
University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, USA
Charles Woods
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA
Adewale Troutman
Affiliation:
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, USA University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, USA
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Matt Zahn, MD, 1719 W 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706. e-mail mzahn@ochca.com
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Abstract

Objective

An influenza pandemic may demand that a large number of influenza immunizations be rapidly given with limited resources. This study tested the utility and practicality of self-immunization with live attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine in a mass vaccination event.

Methods

The self-immunization clinic model was evaluated in a three-tiered fashion using student, first responder, and open community events.

Results

A single nurse was easily able to direct 89 people through the process of self-administration of the vaccine in a three-hour first-responder event and 122 people in a three-hour open community event. 96% of participants believed that they had performed the self-administration correctly, and the same percentage reported that they would like to receive influenza immunization by self-vaccination in the future.

Conclusions

The self-immunization clinic is a practical and potentially useful model in an influenza pandemic setting.

Keywords

pandemicinfluenzavaccinationmass vaccination
Type
Commentary
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 215 - 217
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2013 

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