Table 2 Common reported subgroups within three main vaccine priority groups as listed in National Influenza Pandemic Plans ^A

Health Care Workers in: ^B

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

.

X^F

Clinical laboratories, pharmacies

X

X

X

.

X

.

.

.

.

X

.

X

.

.

6 (43%)

Paramedics, emergency services

X

X

X

X

.

X

X

.

X

X

.

X

X

.

10 (71%)

Residential care homes for elderly

.

X

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

.

.

.

X

.

3 (21%)

Social institutions (e.g. day care, "elderly houses")

X

.

X

X

.

.

.

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

4 (29%)

Public health agencies/authorities

X

X

X

.

X

.

X

.

.

X

.

.

.

.

6 (43%)

Long term health care facilities

.

X

X

.

.

.

X

.

X

.

X

X

.

.

6 (43%)

Out-patient health care facilities

X

X

X

X

.

.

X

.

.

X

.

X

.

.

7 (50%)

In-patient health care facilities

X

X

X

X

.

X

X

.

X

X

.

X

X

.

10 (71%)

Essential service providers ^B

Key persons in government, emergency response, defence and security

X

X

X^C

X^D

.

X^E

.

.

X

:

X

.

X^E

X

Police

X

X

X

.

X

X

X

.

X

X

X

.

X

.

10 (71%)

Armed forces

X

X

X

.

X

X

X

.

X

X

X

.

X

.

10 (71%)

Fire fighters

X

X

X

.

.

X

X

.

X

X

X

.

X

.

10 (71%)

Government

X

X

X

.

.

.

.

.

.

X

X

.

.

X

6 (43%)

Emergency response decision makers

X

X

.

.

X

.

X

X

.

.

.

.

.

X

6 (43%)

Border guards and custom officers

X

.

.

.

X

.

X

.

X

X

.

.

.

.

5 (36%)

Defined national authorities

X

X

.

2 (14%)

Public Sector

X^C

.

.

.

.

X

X^E

.

.

.

.

X^D

Utility workers (e.g. power, water, sewage system)

X

X

X

.

X

X

X

X

.

X

X

.

X

X

11 (79%)

Funeral services/mortuary personnel

X

X

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

X

.

.

X

X

6 (43%)

Transport (e.g. fuel, water, food, medical supplies)

X

X

X

.

.

.

X

.

X

X

X

.

X

8 (57%)

High risk individuals ^B

Groups identified in pandemic as being at increased risk for complications

X

X

.

X

.

X

.

.

.

.

.

X

X

.

6 (43%)

Sub-groups similar to those where vaccination is recommended during seasonal influenza

X

X

X

.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13 (93%)

Pregnant women

.

X

.

.

X

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

.

X

4 (29%)

Pregnant women in the third trimester

.

.

.

.

.

X

.

X

.

.

.

X

X

.

4 (29%)

Children 6 to 23 months

.

X

.

.

.

X

X

.

.

X

.

.

.

X

4 (29%)

Children and youth 6 months to 18 years

.

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

X

.

.

.

.

.

2 (14%)