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CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, (608) 266-1683
H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Update
MADISON - The Department of Health Services (DHS) is providing an
update on the amount of H1N1 vaccine allocated to Wisconsin from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC allocates, or
assigns, the amount of H1N1 vaccine each state will receive each week.
The CDC has established a vaccine distribution system where H1N1
vaccine orders are placed through each state’s public health department.
DHS has established the ability for public and private health care
providers to place their orders with the state, DHS places their order
with the CDC, and the vaccine distributor ships vaccine directly to
providers.
DHS places orders with the CDC for more than 2,000 public and private
health care providers based on the state’s assigned allotment. DHS
placed the first H1N1 vaccine order on September 30th and Wisconsin
received initial shipments in early October. There is a lag time between
the state receiving its allocation and the shipment of doses to the
providers.
Since the vaccine production has been slower than expected, the
allotments have fluctuated significantly. Currently, Wisconsin has been
allotted a total of 497,700 doses of H1N1 vaccine and approximately
350,000 have arrived in the state. DHS estimates that the vast majority of
the doses that have arrived have already been distributed to individuals
within the target population groups.
Wisconsin H1N1 Vaccine Allotments in October
| Date |
Daily Doses
Allocated to WI |
Total Doses
Allocated to WI |
| September 30, 2009 |
30,200 |
30200 |
| October 1, 2009 |
0 |
30,200 |
| October 2, 2009 |
16,200 |
46,400 |
| October 5, 2009 |
0 |
46,400 |
| October 6, 2009 |
54,300 |
100,700 |
| October 7, 2009 |
3,300 |
104,000 |
| October 8, 2009 |
22,100 |
126,100 |
| October 9, 2009 |
20,900 |
147,000 |
| October 12, 2009 |
46,700 |
193,700 |
| October 13, 2009 |
19,500 |
213,200 |
| October 14, 2009 |
0 |
213,200 |
| October 15, 2009 |
0 |
213,200 |
| October 16, 2009 |
28,300 |
241,500 |
| October 19, 2009 |
4,300 |
245,800 |
| October 20, 2009 |
0 |
245,800 |
| October 21, 2009 |
0 |
245,800 |
| October 22, 2009 |
40,200 |
286,000 |
| October 23, 2009 |
6,500 |
292,500 |
| October 26, 2009 |
85,400 |
377,900 |
| October 27, 2009 |
29,200 |
407,100 |
| October 28, 2009 |
16,400 |
423,500 |
| October 29, 2009 |
60,400 |
483,900 |
| October 30, 2009 |
13,800 |
497,700 |
Due to limited vaccine, DHS is recommending that local health
departments and health professionals target H1N1 vaccine for those
individuals most-at-risk during the next several weeks as the vaccine
supply continues to fluctuate. DHS recommends that public and private
providers focus vaccination efforts on the following subset of CDC’s
target groups:
- Pregnant women
- Persons who live with or provide care for infants age 6 months or
younger (examples: parents, siblings, daycare providers)
- Health care and emergency medical services personnel who have direct
contact with patients or infectious material
- Children age 6 months - 4 years
- Children and adolescents age 5-18 years who have chronic medical
conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related
complications
Community vaccination clinics will resume as H1N1 vaccine becomes more
readily available. People may call 2-1-1 to find out an H1N1 or seasonal
influenza vaccine clinic nearest them. A “clinic finder” is also
available online at http://pandemic.wisconsin.gov
or www.wisconsinfluclinic.info.
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Last Revised: July 12, 2010 |
