Over the past ten years, Vote & Vax and its local public health partners have worked successfully with election officials in more than 20 states. On Election Day 2006, the program delivered 13,790 influenza vaccinations at 127 polling places in 14 states.
In 2006, More than 80 percent of adult vaccine recipients at Vote & Vax clinics were in priority groups as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 28 percent were “new” flu shot recipients. Some of the participating public health providers established clinics at up to eight polling places. All of these activities were launched with the prior approval of local election officials.
For the 2008 Vote & Vax program, vaccination providers will ideally partner with election authorities to set up flu clinics inside polling places. In instances where this is not possible, some providers may elect to hold their flu clinic a convenient distance from the polling place in full compliance with applicable election laws and regulations.
Vote & Vax clinics are designed to serve the community, and we appreciate the assistance of election authorities in allowing local public health agencies to provide immunization services at polling places.