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Show Limited flu vaccine supply generates Influenza vaccine manufacturers have informed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to expect nationwide shipment delays for the 2000-0- 1 season. It appears that a limited amount of vaccine will be available during October and November with some shipments arriving in December. The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is urging all Utah health care providers who provide flu vaccines to ensure that high-ris-k patients receive vaccination according to the following priorities as recommended by CDC. First priority to receive available flu vaccine are those at highest risk of complications and death from influenza, which are the following: Nursing home or institutionalized patients Individuals with chronic disease or immunosuppression ages 6 months 65 years and older - THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - Page 5 changes General population age 65 and older Second priority to receive available flu vaccine in the following order. Health care workers with direct patient contact health organizations, commer- chronically ill or Influenza vaccine should be offered to unvaccinated persons throughout the entire flu season to prevent missed opportunities and avoid wasting vaccine. The peak ofinfluenza y cases typically occurs in (70 percent of the time), so vaccine received in December or January would be effective if this is a typical year. The UDOH further recommends that providers and the public keep in mind that influenza and pneumonia vaccine are recommended for many of the same people. Pneumonia vaccine is given year round and is usually given just once in a lifetime. However, some people with certain chronic illnesses may need a second cial companies, and other or- ganizations planning organized influenza vaccination campaigns for the general population and being asked to delay these campaigns until Household contacts of late November. immuno-sup-presse- d patients Pregnant women in second and third trimester Third priority. After the first and second priority categories have been served, then the following groups should receive available flu vaccine in this order: Critical community workers (police, fire, public works, teachers) Population age 5 and older Foreign travelers General work force General population During fall 2000, vaccination of people in the first priority group should proceed routinely during regular health care visits as vaccine becomes available. Health care providers, Feb-ruar- dose. Utah to receive more than $1 0 million for PILT payments The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on September 21 sent payments for 2000 totaling $134 million to approximately 1,977 local government units across the United States in accordance with the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act. This years payment is nearly $9 million more than last years total, which was $125 million. The BLM, an agency of the Interior Department, distributes the PILT payments to eligible units of local govern- ments each year. The payments are intended to offset the loss of tax revenue to States and localities caused by the presence of Federal land within their jurisdictions. The annual PILT payments Fedare made for eral lands administered by the BLM, the National Park Ser lift AT A C MAT Department of Agriculture), and for Federal water projects and some military installations. The states that collectively receive the largest amounts are: California, $14,277,119; New Mexico, $12,323,237; Ari- zona, $11,005,635; Utah, Colorado, $10,411,528; $10,296,073; Montana, $10,109,778; and Alaska, $9,086-28- 4. tax-exem- pt tax-exem- pt CORTEZ SEARS THE COOO vice, the U.S. fish and Wildlife Service (all agencies of the Interior Department), the U.S. Forest Service (part ofthe UJS. 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