The Public Health Agency of Canada devised criteria for the order in which the public would receive the H1N1 flu vaccine during the pandemic. What term best describes this process?

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The process described is known as public health triage, which involves prioritizing individuals based on certain criteria during a public health emergency. Medical triage refers specifically to the prioritization of patients based on their medical needs in a clinical setting, while surge capacity and public health surge interventions refer to increasing resources and capacity to handle a sudden influx of patients or public health threats.

The Public Health Agency of Canada Devised Criteria for the Order