State Plans for Containment of Pandemic Influenza
Scott D. Holmberg,* Christine M. Layton,† George S. Ghneim,†
and Diane K. Wagener‡
*Research Triangle Institute International, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA; †Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina, USA; and ‡Research Triangle Institute International,
Washington DC, USA
Vol. 12, No. 9 • September 2006
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| Appendix Table 2. Overview of 50 state plans for vaccination, surveillance, and containment of pandemic influenza* | |||||||||||
| State | Vaccination |
Surveillance and detection |
Community containment activities considered |
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ACIP priority groups |
Other groups considered† |
Clinics/hospitals/clinicians |
Laboratories |
Syndromic surveillance‡ |
International travelers |
Voluntary self-isolation |
School/institution closings |
Institution/household quarantine |
Contact vaccination/chemoprophylaxis |
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| Alabama | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
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| Alaska | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Arizona | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Arkansas | Yes |
Children 2–18 y of age |
Yes |
Nonprescription medicine use |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| California | (Yes) |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Colorado | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Connecticut | Yes |
Hospitals only |
Yes |
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| Delaware | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Florida | Yes |
Community service perssonnel† and preschoolers |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
Yes |
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| Georgia | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
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| Hawaii | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
Possible |
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| Idaho | Yes |
Possible |
Yes |
Possible |
Possible |
Possible |
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| Illinois | (Yes) |
Yes |
Possible |
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| Indiana | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Iowa | (Yes) |
Yes |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
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| Kansas | Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
"Will follow generic…response plans.." |
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| Kentucky | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| Louisiana | No pandemic influenza plan posted before Hurricane Katrina |
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| Maine | Yes; |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Possible |
Yes |
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| Maryland | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| Massachusetts | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Michigan | Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Minnesota | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, in development |
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| Mississippi | (Yes) |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| Missouri | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Montana | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Nebraska | (Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, in development |
Possible |
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| Nevada | (Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| New Hampshire | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| New Jersey | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| New Mexico | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
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| New York | (Yes) |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| North Carolina | Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
Possible |
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| North Dakota | Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Ohio | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
Possible |
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| Oklahoma | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
Possible |
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| Oregon | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Pennsylvania | (Yes) |
Yes |
Pittsburgh |
Yes |
Possible |
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| Rhode Island | Yes |
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| South Carolina | Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| South Dakota | Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
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| Tennessee | (Yes) |
Yes |
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| Texas | (Yes) |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, in development |
Yes |
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| Utah | Yes |
(Yes) |
Possible |
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| Vermont | Yes |
(Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
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| Virginia | (Yes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Washington | (Yes) |
(Yes) |
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| West Virginia | Yes |
(Yes) |
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| Wisconsin | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
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| Wyoming | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
(Yes) |
(Yes) |
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| *ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; (Yes), a program was explicitly considered but not finalized in the state plan; Possible, a program was alluded to but not extensively considered. | |||||||||||
| †Other groups include nuclear power plant workers, telecommunications and public utility workers, and key government personnel. | |||||||||||
| ‡Syndromic surveillance refers to the immediate electronic collection and reporting of patients in clinics, emergency departments, and other medical venues who have cough, fever, and other symptoms suggestive of influenza. | |||||||||||
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