Journal article
Lessons Learned From the 2007 to 2009 Haemophilus influenzae Type B Vaccine Shortage: Implications for Future Vaccine Shortages and Public Health Preparedness
Journal of public health management and practice, v 18(3), pp E9-E16
01 May 2012
PMID: 22473128
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Abstract
Objective: To understand immunization programs' experience managing the 2007 to 2009 Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine shortage and identify ways in which the US immunization system can be improved to assist in responses to future shortages of routine vaccines and large-scale public health emergencies. Methods: An Internet-based survey was conducted from July 2009 to October 2009 among the 64 city, state, and territorial immunization program managers (IPMs). Results: Fifty-eight percent (37 of the 64) of IPMs responded. Forty percent of responding IPMs indicated not having enough Hib vaccine within their Vaccines for Children program to fulfill the temporary 3-dose recommendation issued in December 2007 in response to the Hib vaccine shortage. While 73% of IPMs indicated success in monitoring provider inventory and 68% indicated success in monitoring doses administered during the shortage, fewer than half indicated success in monitoring providers' compliance with shortage-specific recommendations regarding Hib vaccine. Forty-six percent of IPMs used their immunization information system (IIS) to monitor provider compliance with recommendations regarding Hib vaccine use, and of these, nearly 60% reported success in monitoring provider compliance with recommendations compared with 35% of IPMs who did not use their IIS in this way. Forty-two percent of IPMs felt that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was successful in determining stockpiled vaccine allocations to their program, and 56% felt that the CDC was successful in communicating its rationale for their immunization program's Hib allocation during the shortage. Conclusions: Experiences from the 2007 to 2009 Hib vaccine shortage offer insights on how the US immunization system and system-wide response to vaccine shortages can be improved. Results from this survey suggest that improving vaccine transfer between jurisdictions and using IIS to track provider compliance with shortage recommendations are 2 ways that can help the US immunization system respond to future vaccine shortages and large-scale public health emergencies like influenza pandemics.
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- Title
- Lessons Learned From the 2007 to 2009 Haemophilus influenzae Type B Vaccine Shortage: Implications for Future Vaccine Shortages and Public Health Preparedness
- Creators
- Allison T. Chamberlain - Emory UniversityKatelyn Wells - The CentersKatherine Seib - The CentersAmanda Kudis - The CentersClaire Hannan - The CentersWalter A. Orenstein - Emory UniversityEllen A. S. Whitney - The CentersAlan R. Hinman - The CentersJames W. Buehler - Emory UniversitySaad B. Omer - The CentersRuth L. Berkelman - Centers for New Horizons
- Publication Details
- Journal of public health management and practice, v 18(3), pp E9-E16
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- 5P01TP000300 / OPHPR CDC HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000302642800002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84859731257
- Other Identifier
- 991021895674604721
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