Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccination and Class Suspensions after Outbreaks, Taipei City, Taiwan

Hsueh, Po-Ren; Lee, Ping–Ing; Chiu, Allen W.; Yen, Muh Yong

doi:10.3201/eid1608.100310

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“…For students under 18 years of age, classes were suspended for five days if more than two students in the class developed H1N1 2009 over a three-day period. 6 The logic underlying class suspensions rather than school closures is that in Taiwan, students remain in a home-room with a 'core teacher', whereas all other teachers move among the classes. The fact that students do not move around the school decreases the opportunity for disease spread, making it less likely that school closure will be necessary.…”

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“…The fact that students do not move around the school decreases the opportunity for disease spread, making it less likely that school closure will be necessary. 6 Suspending classes in an effort to slow the time to reach the epidemic peak appears to have been an effective socialdistancing measure during 2009 H1N1, while also enabling schools to remain in session, thereby limiting disruption in the communities.…”

Section: Class Suspensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The government also targeted school-aged children between seven and 18 years to be vaccinated, resulting in a 74% vaccine coverage rate. 6 Another important contributor to the successful H1N1 outbreak response was the post-SARS TCDC practice of auditing hospitals for annual seasonal influenza vaccination among HCWs. As a result of the increased attention to HCW influenza vaccination, more than 70% of HCWs in Taiwan received the H1N1 2009 vaccine.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This success may largely be attributed to the focus on establishing vaccination checkpoints in schools, but also, arguably, in hospitals. 6…”

Section: The Vaccination Campaign Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lower levels of government, including Taipei City and Taipei CDC can adapt TCDC policies to local conditions but may not weaken them. 6…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From SARS in 2003 to H1N1 in 2009: lessons learned from Taiwan in preparation for the next pandemic

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In anticipation of a future pandemic potentially arising from H5N1, H7N9 avian influenza or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, and in large part in response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, the city of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed extensive new strategies to manage pandemics. These strategies were tested during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. This article assesses pandemic preparedness in Taipei in the wake of recent pandemic experiences in order to draw lessons relevant to the broader international public health community. Drawing on Taiwan and Taipei Centers for Disease Control data on pandemic response and control, we evaluated the effectiveness of the changes in pandemic response policies developed by these governments over time, emphasizing hospital and medical interventions with particular attention paid to Traffic Control Bundling. SARS and H1N1 2009 catalysed the Taiwan and Taipei CDCs to continuously improve and adjust their strategies for a future pandemic. These new strategies for pandemic response and control have been largely effective at providing interim pandemic containment and control, while development and implementation of an effective vaccination programme is underway. As Taipei's experiences with these cases illustrate, in mitigating moderate or severe pandemic influenza, a graduated process including Traffic Control Bundles accompanied by hospital and medical interventions, as well as school- and community-focused interventions, provides an effective interim response while awaiting vaccine development. Once a vaccine is developed, to maximize pandemic control effectiveness, it should be allocated with priority given to vulnerable groups, healthcare workers and school children.

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Section: Class Suspensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Class Suspensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Vaccination Campaign Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This success may largely be attributed to the focus on establishing vaccination checkpoints in schools, but also, arguably, in hospitals. 6…”

Section: The Vaccination Campaign Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lower levels of government, including Taipei City and Taipei CDC can adapt TCDC policies to local conditions but may not weaken them. 6…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From SARS in 2003 to H1N1 in 2009: lessons learned from Taiwan in preparation for the next pandemic

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Schwartz

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Centennial review of influenza in Taiwan

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The history of influenza in Taiwan can be traced up to the 1918 H1N1 Spanish flu pandemic, followed by several others including the 1957 H2N2, 1968 H3N2, and the 2009 new H1N1. A couple of avian influenza viruses of H5N1 and H7N9 also posed threats to the general public in Taiwan in the two recent decades. Nevertheless, two seasonal influenza A viruses and two lineages of influenza B viruses continue causing annual endemics one after the other, or appearing simultaneously. Their interplay provided interesting evolutionary trajectories for these viruses, allowing us to computationally model their global migrations together with the data collected elsewhere from different geographical locations. An island-wide laboratory-based surveillance network was also established since 2000 for systematically collecting and managing the disease and molecular epidemiology. Experiences learned from this network helped in encountering and managing newly emerging infectious diseases, including the 2003 SARS and 2009 H1N1 outbreaks.

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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Vaccination and Class Suspensions after Outbreaks, Taipei City, Taiwan

Cited by 18 publications

References 11 publications

From SARS in 2003 to H1N1 in 2009: lessons learned from Taiwan in preparation for the next pandemic

From SARS in 2003 to H1N1 in 2009: lessons learned from Taiwan in preparation for the next pandemic

Centennial review of influenza in Taiwan

Taiwan's Response to Influenza: A Seroepidemiological Evaluation of Policies and Implications for Pandemic Preparedness

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