In the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, it was made evident that continued investment in public health was necessary and governments must be transparent in all their communication. Now, looking at the current pandemic, we have seen the opposite of transparent and clear communication on all sides, the media, the government, and clearly we did not learn from the 2009 pandemic. In addition, we have seen manufacturers switch their focus primarily on a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, and neglecting other vaccines and treatments that many individuals rely on for other diseases, showing the importance for continued investment in public health.
A COVID-19 vaccine is promising but now the public health focus is on building a community of network providers that can deliver fair access to minority groups and rural areas. Communication strategies involving delivery have been ignored and shows that we did not learn from the H1N1 pandemic. The immunization program that will come following approval for distribution of the vaccine by the FDA, must follow a clear blueprint for delivery. The potential complexity of this situation is not being seen by current health departments. With this complexity includes the supply and demand of the vaccine and the storage of the vaccine. Though Moderna is a suitable candidate as its required temperature is significantly higher than that of Pfizer, this still poses as an obstacle to rural communities and communities outside the US with less access to electricity, while also balancing the supply issue.
Government and media communication remains increasingly dangerous as well and this was shown in the H1N1 pandemic. Production issues of a federal vaccine allowed only 25% of the promised supply to be available when officials said 100% would be available. When 100% of the supply was available, clinics had already closed, both due to the then small threat of H1N1 and loss of confidence in the government, and less people were immunized. All of the funding for H1N1 invariably went to waste as by the time the government was organized, the pandemic was already gone. Thus, the US shouldn't count its chickens before they hatch, as a vaccine may not be so amazing after all.
- Liz
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