Medical Countermeasures Dispensing
During public health emergencies such as terrorist attacks or influenza outbreaks, the public health system’s ability to save lives could depend on dispensing medical countermeasures such as antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines to a large number of people in a short amount of time.
- Getting Medicine in Health Emergencies
Basic fact sheet about how dispensing sites would be used in an emergency.- Family Information for Medical Emergencies
Worksheet to help you collect medical information about each family member in case you need to go to a dispensing site.
- Family Information for Medical Emergencies
- Open PODs (Points of Dispensing)
Dispensing locations that are open to the public. Materials for site planners and workers.
- Closed PODs (Points of Dispensing)
Dispensing locations that are only open to specific people, like a workplace or a specific healthcare facility. Materials for site planners and workers.
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Ready to Respond Newsletter - November, 2012
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Minnesota Mobile Medical Teams (MMT)
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