In order to ensure that the H1N1 vaccine gets properly distributed, many cities’ health departments have announced new plans for restructuring their immunization routine on a mass scale. Many cities have decided to handout wristbands to high priority groups before the long lines and confusion at the clinics get any worse. Many cities are even opting to open additional vaccination clinics in order to make sure that priority groups get the proper treatment.

These new measures have been enforced in order to ensure the safety and health of the community. Many clinics were reaching capacity fast and having to turn people away, wristbands should help the high priority citizens get treated faster and easier. Most cities will be handing out wristbands at their local convention centers to high priority citizens. This group includes: pregnant women, caregivers of children under six, children from 6 months to four years old, and health care and emergency medical services personnel with direct patient contact. The wristbands handed out at convention centers will correspond to time slots at the clinics, in order to decrease lines and the waiting time. Only those with wristbands can be vaccinated at this time due to a shortage in supply of the vaccine. Wristbands are given out in order to make the process more organized and less time consuming for all involved.

In addition to using identification wristbands to better sort high priority groups, many communities have posted bulletins across the internet and at local convention centers asking for more volunteer nurses and others with medical degrees that would allow them to help distribute the vaccine. Many will have to undergo an orientation session in order to become an authorized volunteer, but this is an enormous help to the city and all its local residents. The increased help of additional personal should better ensure citizen health and safety.

All of the specifics regarding the H1N1 clinics for your own city should be accessible online. Keep in mind that many cities still have a shortage of the H1N1 vaccine, only those deemed in these priority groups will be able to get wristbands. Citizens have to be wearing these wristbands to even enter a majority of the clinics. This helps volunteers’ deal with the overcrowding these areas have been receiving.

While there are still people suffering from the H1N1 virus, several cities are doing everything in their power in order to ensure at risk groups get the necessary vaccinations in a timely fashion. Wristbands are a great option when such a dire need for crowd control is necessary. Together with organization, wristbands, and volunteers, cities are planning to keep their communities safe and healthy.