Matt Zahn1, Priscilla Pursiful2, Ruth Carrico3, Charles Woods1, Adewale Troutman2. 1. Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Louisville School of Medicine, USA. 2. Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, USA. 3. University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, USA.
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.
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.
Authors: Timothy H Burgess; Clinton K Murray; Mary F Bavaro; Michael L Landrum; Thomas A O'Bryan; Jessica G Rosas; Stephanie M Cammarata; Nicholas J Martin; Daniel Ewing; Kanakatte Raviprakash; Deepika Mor; Elizabeth R Zell; Kenneth J Wilkins; Eugene V Millar Journal: Vaccine Date: 2015-06-25 Impact factor: 3.641