HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10192004 - 2004-570 RESOLUTION NO . 2004/570
Contra Costa County OCTOBER 19 , 2 0 0 4
Resolution Declaring a Mate of Local:Emergency in
Contra Costa County Resulting from Influenza Vaccine Shortage
WHEREAS, approximately one half of the expected supply of influenza vaccine for the
United States will not be available for the current influenza season; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County Health Services received most of its supply of
influenza vaccine from the California Department of Health Services; and
WHEREAS, California does not have any State purchased adult vaccine available to
distribute of health jurisdictions, and
WHEREAS, in Contra Costa County persons at highest risk for complications of
influenza include approximately 100,000 adults over 65 years of age, children ages 6 to
23 months, and infants under 6 months of age who are too young to receive influenza
vaccine; and,
WHEREAS, in the United States, more than 36, 000 people die annually of
complications related to influenza, approximately 100 of these in Contra Costa; and
WHEREAS, the California State Public Health Officer, Dr. Richard Jackson issued a
Public Health Order on October 8, 2004, directing all healthcare providers in California
to limit provision of flu vaccine only to persons in high-risk categories and to refrain
from immunizing health person; and
WHEREAS, there exists a critical local public health crisis in that there is extreme peril
to the health and safety of vulnerable populations including the medically fragile, the
elderly and young children caused by the influenza vaccine shortage; and
WHEREAS, immediate action is needed to protect the limited supply of vaccine and
ensure that vaccine is provided to the most at risk individuals;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors hereby proclaims the existence of a state of local emergency within the
county due to the shortage of influenza vaccine
3 hereby certify that this is a true and correct
copy of an action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Beard of Supervisors on the
date shown.
ATTESTED: `1 r
JOHN SWEETEN, 01eark cif the Beard
Of sopervlsors and Co4rity,Administrator
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