SEASONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION

Drive -Thru Seasonal Influenza Vaccination: CDU as Point of Dispensing (POD)



Drive -Thru Seasonal Influenza Vaccination: CDU as Point of Dispensing (POD)

INTRODUCTION

The current research on the subject of perceived stress, influenza, and the behavioral response to an influenza outbreak in the community is limited. To date, studies have not examined the extent to which perceived stress is a risk factor for confirmed or survey reported Ill, naturally acquired seasonal influenza infection, and influenza A viral load, a possible biomarker of disease severity, in understudied populations like young adults at high risk for pandemic flu. In addition, researchers have not yet examined these associations among young adults living within a university setting at high risk for transmission of infection.

BACKGROUND

The impact of2009 pandemic influenza A HINI on morbidity and mortality among university-aged adults, and the noted disparities in attack rates in different populations, point to the need for research to identify novel risk factors for explaining variability in susceptibility and disease status in affected populations. Exposure to psychological stress may constitute one such novel risk factor for acquiring influenza infection that has yet to be examined and well understood, particularly in the university setting. Furthermore, simple health behaviors and practices that might be altered due to psychological stress have not been well studied in relation to influenza acquisition

•POD: Point Of Dispensing

•HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

•SNS: Sympathetic Nervous System

•EMS: Emergency Medical Service

OBJECTIVES:

General:

To undertake drive thru seasonal flu vaccination at Charles Drew University City of Compton.

Specific:

Provide drive-thru seasonal flu vaccination among target population group 18 to 65;

Identify inclusion criteria: 18-65 years old, working, comorbidities 4 or less, computer access, able to drive a car

Involve local and state resources: Red Cross, Charles Drew Nursing Students, EMS, Fire dep't, hospitals, local health department)

METHODOLOGY

Snowball sampling will be used for the analysis of the data. This is a methods non probability basis and would be best for the research as according to this method the interviewee would be asked if they can referred the researcher to another experienced and relevant person for more information. By doing so the possibility is that more information will be generated for the conclusion and recommendation. However the ethical and professional issue must be adopted to build a good impression on the people for the information. 18-65 years old, working, comorbidities 4 or less, computer access, able to drive a car

SUMMARY

Study examined the behavioral response to an influenza outbreak in a university community environment over an extended period of time. Taken together, the study of perceived stress, influenza, and the behavioral response to an influenza outbreak among young adults in the university setting has implications for susceptibility to pandemic variant strains and infection control in a crowded environment.

It seems to us that more or less pronounced forms of this three-stage reaction represent the usual response of the organism to stimuli such as temperature changes, drugs, muscular exercise, etc., to which habituation or inurement can occur, Selye provided the foundation for stress research in the latter-half of the 20th ...