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Limited H1N1 Vaccine Made Available In Atmore, Brewton
October 28, 2009
The Escambia County (Ala.) Health Department made 400 doses of the H1N1 vaccine available today to individuals in targeted high-risk groups.
The vaccine in injectable form was offered only to pregnant women; children 6 months though 4 years old; parents, siblings and caregivers of children less than 6 months old; children 5 to 18 years old who have underlying medical conditions; and health care workers.
There were 200 does available at the Atmore health department location and 200 available at the health department location in Brewton. The vaccines were administered on a first come, first serve basis only to those Escambia County (Ala.) residents in a high-risk category.
“We must target our limited amounts of vaccine to individuals at the highest risk because of the uncertainties in supply we face,” Dr. Donald Williamson, state health officer, said. “We ask for your support and understanding at this time. As more vaccine becomes available, our department and other health care providers will begin vaccinating school children and others outside of these target groups.”
Statewide, Alabama had 55,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine available Wednesday.
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5 Responses to “Limited H1N1 Vaccine Made Available In Atmore, Brewton”
I am thanful for the country that we DO have and for the medical care that IS available. Let’s try to see the good points in our president and respect him as the scriptures would teach us to do, even if we don’t agree with him much of the time. He needs our prayers.
All the students whose parents approved were vaccinated at Jim Allen Elementary with the H1N1 vaccine today and the other flu vaccine two weeks ago. So I guess I should thank President Obama for ensuring my kids were vaccinated.
Thank you Mr. President even though this had NOTHING to do with your public sector health care plan.
No, 400 doses is not a lot, is it? What about adding seniors with underlying health conditions to the high risk list. And I guess teachers aren’t a priority, either.
Yet, I see the President managed to get vaccinations for his two healthy daughters.
This whole Obama public sector health plan thing is going to work so well. A whole 400 doses of vaccine in all of Escambia County at the health department.
Thank you for sharing this, the 2 Atmore papers did not report this. We can always count on you to provide us with the information we need!