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San Francisco health officials review H1N1 response after vaccinating tens of thousands
Summary
Health officials and emergency managers reviewed H1N1 mass vaccination efforts: two surge clinics vaccinated about 27,000 people and citywide vaccinations reached roughly 400,000; after-action findings highlighted training, volunteer credentialing and logistical needs for future mass clinics.
San Francisco health officials gave an after-action briefing on H1N1 response at the Disaster Council meeting, reviewing two surge mass-vaccination efforts and lessons learned for future public-health emergencies.
Dr. Susan Fourniak, director of communicable disease control and prevention at the Department of Public Health, said the city ran two major clinic efforts this fall: a rapid three-day, nine-site campaign in October that vaccinated nearly 18,000 people, and a single-site mass clinic at Bill Graham Auditorium in December that, combined with the earlier effort and…
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