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Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Mar 9;27(4):383–387. doi: 10.1086/503179

Table 2. Sources of Influenza Vaccine for 325 Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs).

Source	No. of LTCFs
County health department	138
Pharmacy or other direct supplier	79
State health department	53
Local physicians	49
Local acute care hospital	36
Visiting nurse and home health agencies	14
Nursing home association	10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	13
Health maintenance organizations	5
City health department	4
Grocery store	3
Other^a	10

Note. Data are responses to the open-ended question “Who helped you get your supply?” and are grouped into 12 major categories for analysis.

Community center (2), veterans hospital (2), local schools (2), prison (1), department of transportation (1), and local businesses (2).