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- Title
Statewide School-located Influenza Vaccination Program for Children 5-13 Years of Age, Hawaii, USA.
- Authors
Effler, Paul V.; Chu, Carl; He, Howard; Gaynor, Kate; Sakamoto, Steve; Nagao, Marcia; Mendez, Lisa; Park, Sarah Y.
- Abstract
New guidance recommends annual influenza vaccination for all children 5-18 years of age in the United States During 2007-2008 Hawaii offered inactivated arid live at tenuated influenza vaccine at school-located clinics for grades kindergarten through 8 Most (90%) public and private schools participated, and 622 clinics were conducted at 340 schools. Of 132.775 children 5-13 years of age, 60,760 (46%) were vaccinated The proportion vaccinated peaked at 54% for these 6 years of age and declined for older cohorts More than 90% of schoolchildren transited the clinic in <10 minutes A total of 16.920 staff hours were expended: estimated cost per dose administered was $27 and included vaccine purchase and administration health staffing resources printing costs data management and promotion This program demonstrates the feasibility of conducting mass school-located influenza vaccination pro grams M public and private schools statewide as might be indicated to respond to pandemic influenza.
- Subjects
UNITED States; INFLUENZA prevention; INFLUENZA vaccines; HEALTH of school children; SCHOOL children; PANDEMICS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 2, p244
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1602.091375