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Notice to Readers: Availability of Maxi-Vac Alternative
Maxi-Vac Alternative, a public use software program, is now available. Maxi-Vac Alternative was developed by CDC to
help public health officials plan smallpox vaccination clinics in the event of a bioterrorist attack. Maxi-Vac Alternative
allows planners to refine human resource allocations (e.g., physicians and nurses) at clinics, with the goal of maximizing patient
flow-through. Maxi-Vac Alternative is a companion program to Maxi-Vac 1.0, which was released in 2003. The two
programs differ in terms of the time patients will require at each station (e.g., pre-vaccination screening and vaccination) and
the selections the user can make for number of personnel, size of patient pre-vaccination orientation rooms, and the need
for vaccination witnesses. Because no one scenario can describe all contingencies of an emergency mass smallpox
vaccination campaign, users should examine both versions before deciding which version to use.
Both Maxi-Vac Alternative and Maxi-Vac 1.0 and their manuals can be downloaded from
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination/maxi-vac. Both programs and manuals are in the public domain and may be used and copied
without permission; however, citation as to source (provided in the manuals and in online help functions) is appreciated.
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