Flu Vaccine

Local agencies in Michigan play key role in distribution of flu vaccine

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 23rd, 2004

Michigan's local health departments are playing a key role in helping distribute scarce flu vaccine to areas of the state that need it most, state health officials said.

The state has about 1.5 million doses of flu vaccine available. Michigan is receiving about 100,000 new doses each week, said Dean Sienko, MD, the state's acting chief medical executive.

The state has a better handle on where the vaccine is going than it did in October. Local health departments are working with doctors' offices and other healthcare providers to work toward getting every region of the state enough vaccine for its high-risk population.

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