"CDC Outlines IT Needs for Emergency Vaccination Clinics"
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"CDC Outlines IT Needs for Emergency Vaccination
Clinics" Government Computer News Online (www.gcn.com)
(09/23/02); Jackson, William
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
has unveiled its smallpox bioterrorism response plan. Included in the 48-page
plan are answers to logistical and organizational concerns related to setting up
clinics to administer vaccinations to 1 million people in 10 days in the event
of a bioterrorism attack. The report also includes information technology (IT)
specifications consisting of 12 desktop or notebook computers, each of which
come with an Internet connection if Web-based databases are used. The
government has also pledged to provide technical assistance in designing
databases and developing vaccine-tracking systems. A complete copy of the CDC
clinic guide is available online at
http://www.cdc.gov.
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