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KMID : 0616620090150020035
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Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical College
2009 Volume.15 No. 2 p.35 ~ p.44
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A Study on the Supply and Demand of Influenza Vaccine in Korea
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Park Yoon-Hyung
Jhang Won-Gi
Lim Sun-Mi
Choe Bong-Keun
Kom Bo-Kyung
Kim Eun-Jeong
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Abstract
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Backgrounds:Almost all countries produce influenza vaccine for acute respiratory infection every year. But Korea depends on importing there medicines .from other countries. Thus, this research inquire into and analyze the present condition relevant to government agencies, related businesses, and medical institutions as well as looks into improvement plans for stabilization of demand & supply system for influenza vaccine.
Methods:This research conducted a mail-based survey on weekly conditions for demand & supply of vaccine targeting 102 places (7 hospitals, 95 clinics) among medical institutions participating in influenza sample supervision program administered by the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (hereinafter, KCDC) and made a follow-up telephone survey on the institutions. As for a public health center, this research used the KCDC-operated computerized system-based data on daily report on the present condition of demand & supply of vaccine.
Results:The weight of imported end products for influenza vaccine is becoming higher than domestically manufactured vaccine after importing undiluted solutions. The influenza vaccination at a public health center was mostly carried out intensively for 3-4 weeks after the middle of November in 2006 and 2007, and in the light of the fact that warehousing of vaccine at a public health center began .from about the third week of October, it was judged that a public health center retained spare vaccine for 3-4 weeks, In addition, this research surveyed that the amounts of purchases for the year 2006 and 2007 for vaccination were smaller than those for the year 2005 and 2006, and maximum & minimum amounts of purchases also were surveyed to decrease. Also, it was surveyed that about 17% of vaccine of the mean purchases a clinic procured for vaccination season in 2005 and 2006 was returned, There existed no distinct difference between domestic-manufactured products and imported end products in the purchase of vaccine from September to December in 2006.
Conclusions:In case of Influenza vaccine, there needs to be security of supplies to meet target innoculation rates for week population and counter-measures are required against pandemic, In addition, it is urgently required that the issue of one-month belated warehousing and innoculation at a public health center comparing to a private clinic should be solved through government-operated supply system.
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KEYWORD
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Influenza vaccine, Demand and supply system
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