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Operation POD Squad Gadsden County - Tabletop Exericse / Drill |
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Exercise OverviewGadsden County's Health Department undertook an initiative to assess the ability of the county and its partner agencies to establish Points of Dispensing during a health emergency such as the recent H1N1 scare.Code named "Operation POD Squad" the tabletop exercise along with the in the field drill had the staff of the Gadsden County Health Department along with its various partners working together to receive pharmaceuticals from the Strategic National Stockpile then provide access to these pharmaceuticals to the residents of Gadsden County. The tabletop portion of Operation POD Squad tested the viability of the county's Point of Dispensing Plan while the drill identified the best means of establishing a drive through Point of Dispensing. Exercise ScenarioAn outbreak of unusually severe respiratory illness is identified in a small village in southern China. Over the next 45 to 60 days the outbreak become a devastating Phase 6 Influenza Pandemic effecting communities throughout the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release the antiviral drugs contained within the Strategic National Stockpile
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