King County vaccine distribution update (as of 11/20/09)

Public Health is responsible for the allocation of all H1N1 vaccine to the health care community in King County. Health care providers from across King County have been invited to order vaccine provide to their patients and for staff who provide medical care. Over 400 health care institutions, practices and individual providers have requested vaccine so far. With the latest deliveries this week, King County has received approximately 223,750 doses of vaccine. Approximately 87,000 more doses are in the process of being ordered and shipped to King County.

Currently, vaccine is exclusively for individuals in priority groups. As more vaccine comes into the county and to health care providers each week, people should contact their health care provider to find out when they expect to receive vaccine. Eventually, there will be enough vaccine for anyone who wants to receive a vaccination. Health care providers who have not ordered vaccine may still do so from Public Health; more information is available at www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/preparedness/pandemicflu/swineflu/providers

We aim to provide as much information as we can about vaccine availability, but Public Health does not have "real-time" information about which providers have H1N1 vaccine currently in stock and available. Vaccine is directly shipped in varying amounts on a rolling basis from the vaccine distributor as it becomes available, and providers use it as it is received to vaccinate their highest risk patients. Several of the vaccine recipients are larger health care facilities, and Public Health does not have specific details of where vaccine is distributed within their organizations.

In addition to continuing to provide doses to health care providers that have ordered them, Public Health is distributing limited amounts of vaccine to pharmacies. We expect that this ongoing strategy will help ensure vaccine access to those individuals without a healthcare provider and also for those whose healthcare provider is not enrolled to receive H1N1 vaccine. Learn more information about H1N1 vaccine availability at pharmacies.

H1N1 vaccine doses received in King County as of November 20, 2009

Provider type	Total doses requested	Total doses received (estimated)	Doses of intranasal (FluMist) received (estimated)	Doses injectable (flu shots) received (estimated)	Doses of injectable thimerosal-free for 6 months-two years received (estimated)	Doses injectable thimerosal-free for pregnant women received (estimated)
Health care community
-- Community health clinic	37,000	7,000	700	3,100	800	2,400
-- Family practice/Primary care	389,310	51,560	13,930	24,050	4,790	8,790
-- Hospital	334,800	28,700	4,500	15,300	1,900	7,000
-- Internal medicine/Multiple specialty	195,500	31,390	7,290	13,640	2,660	7,800
-- Long term care	7,530	4,130	1,060	3,070	0	0
-- Obstetrics	8,450	4,570	220	880	100	3,370
-- Other	53,130	20,410	6,970	10,500	2,240	700
-- Pediatrics	158,110	30,670	7,040	15,740	7,540	350
Health care community (total)	1,183,830	178,430	41,710	86,280	20,030	30,410
Pharmacies	161,270	27,000	16,900	10,100	0	0
Public Health centers	86,865	15,000	5,100	7,700	300	1,900
College/university	24,900	3,320	1,700	1,520	100	0
Unknown	530	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,457,395	223,750	65,410	105,600	20,430	32,310