Table 1. Priorities for the influenza vaccination plan in Taiwan during the 2009–2010 influenza season.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine		Seasonal influenza vaccine
Priority groups	Starting Date	Priority groups	Starting Date
Residents affected by Typhoon Morakot	Nov. 1	Adults ages ≥65 years of age	Oct. 1
Healthcare and public health workers	Nov. 2	Patients and workers at long-term care centers	Oct. 1
Infants ages 6–11 months	Nov. 9	Grade 1–4 schoolchildren with school-based vaccination	Oct. 1
Pregnant women	Nov. 16	Children ages 6 months - 6 years	Oct. 1
Children ages 1–6 years	Nov. 16	People with severe illnesses/injuries	Oct. 1
People with severe illnesses/injuries	Nov. 16	Healthcare and public health workers	Oct. 1
Elementary school students with school-based vaccination	Nov. 16	Poultry and livestock industry workers	Oct. 1
Middle school students with school-based vaccination	Nov. 23	People engaged in animal disease control	Oct. 1
High school students with school-based vaccination	Nov. 30	All others	Dec. 1
Adults ages 19–24 years	Dec. 1
People with specific chronic diseases	Dec. 7
All others	Dec. 12