TY - JOUR AU - Saha, Shubhayu AU - Dean, Brandon AU - Teutsch, Steven AU - Borse, Rebekah AU - Meltzer, Martin AU - Bagwell, DeeAnn AU - Plough, Alonzo AU - Fielding, Jonathan T1 - Efficiency of Points of Dispensing for Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Vaccination, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2009 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 4 SP - 590 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During October 23–December 8, 2009, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health used points of dispensing (PODs) to improve access to and increase the number of vaccinations against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. We assessed the efficiency of these units and access to vaccines among ethnic groups. An average of 251 persons per hour (SE 65) were vaccinated at the PODs; a 10% increase in use of live-attenuated monovalent vaccines reduced that rate by 23 persons per hour (SE 7). Vaccination rates were highest for Asians (257/10,000 persons), followed by Hispanics (114/10,000), whites (75/100,000), and African Americans (37/10,000). Average distance traveled to a POD was highest for whites (6.6 miles; SD 6.5) and lowest for Hispanics (4.7 miles; SD ±5.3). Placing PODs in areas of high population density could be an effective strategy to reach large numbers of persons for mass vaccination, but additional PODs may be needed to improve coverage for specific populations. KW - H1N1 KW - mass vaccination KW - point-of-dispensing KW - throughput KW - access KW - influenza KW - pandemic KW - influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 KW - pH1N1 KW - vaccination KW - vaccine KW - immunization KW - California KW - United States KW - points of dispensing DO - 10.3201/eid2004.130725 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-0725_article ER - End of Reference