Vancouver, WA – In support of the H1N1 community vaccination phase, the Board of Clark County Commissioners Tuesday evening approved a proclamation to help ensure an efficient and effective community response. The proclamation expands the number of persons who can administer vaccine, expedites purchasing procedures, and assists with staffing resources.
The board’s proclamation of emergency is an administrative action being taken in conjunction with similar declarations in Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties, which with Clark County and the Cowlitz Tribe comprise Public Health Region IV. The proclamations will help sustain the coordinated and prolonged response among the four counties and tribe to prevent as much illness as possible.
It is important to ensure that as the vaccine arrives, it is administered as efficiently and in as timely a manner as possible. Doing so will help keep our children healthy and in school, our families focused on their usual activities, health care providers at work, and our businesses operating.
The first shipment of H1N1 vaccine is still anticipated to arrive this week. It will be 5,800 doses of intranasal mist, which will be distributed throughout Public Health Region IV. Under the proclamation, paramedics and certain emergency medical technicians will be allowed to help vaccinate people, speeding up the effort to inoculate health care workers and county residents.
Starting mid-month, public health officials anticipate weekly shipments of the vaccine in both the nasal mist and shot forms for broader distribution. The emergency proclamation will enable the county to purchase materials and services in an expedited manner.
More information about H1N1 and Clark County’s response is available at http://www.flunewsswwashington.org.
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