County to conduct emergency exercises

To make the county more prepared in light of any terror attacks or other mass public health crises, Hays County will be conducting its annual Point of Dispensing site exercise from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Nov. 20 at Texas State University Bobcat Stadium, 1100 Aquarena Springs Drive, according to a press release.

In a public health emergency, which could be caused by an act of bioterrorism or a large-scale, naturally occurring disease outbreak, providing medical countermeasures requires a large, interconnected operational system.

POD sites are the last step in the overall MCM response system for getting people life saving medications such as antibiotics or antivirals, or to provide preventative vaccines.