Points of Dispensing Sites During a public health emergency,
such as a large scale disease outbreak or bioterrorism event,
public health agencies may be tasked to provide antibiotics or
vaccines to all members of our community potentially exposed to
the disease. Points of Dispensing (POD) Sites are planned in
Knox County where individuals who need medication can get it
quickly. Routine medical care is not provided in a POD; the sole
purpose of a POD is to quickly distribute preventive medication
to large numbers of people during a public health emergency in
an effort to PREVENT ILLNESS. Who might have to go to a POD
during a public health emergency to receive medication? Only
individuals who have potentially been exposed to the disease
causing the public health emergency will be able to receive
antibiotics or vaccine at a POD. PODs are designed to provide
medication that will PREVENT someone from becoming sick with a
disease. Persons who are already sick with the disease will not
be able to seek treatment at