Learning Objectives for this Presentation:
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to describe how to plan and implement a large-scale influenza clinic and evaluate the appropriateness of its operation as a pandemic point of distribution


Background:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends cities and states create and test plans to respond to pandemic influenza or other events in which the public will need to receive immunizations or antibiotics. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) conducts a yearly multi-site community influenza program. We opted to use one of our large community sites to test our mass vaccination plan.


Setting:
A community based influenza site in Philadelphia.


Population:
Urban


Project Description:
To provide influenza and pneumococcal immunizations at a community based site and measure how many doses were administered and how many people received immunizations per minute.


Results/Lessons Learned:
Over the first 3 hours of the clinic 1,999 immunizations were administered to 1,504 people. The average number of doses administered was 11shots per minute. There were 10-12 vaccinators and 11-18 screeners for this event. An organized line flow to control entry to the site was critical to our success and local police for crowd control was essential. Local media reports were favorable and highlighted the success of the event as a pandemic planning exercise.