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H1N1 Vaccine Available To Health Care Workers
November 4, 2009
Escambia County now has additional H1N1 vaccine available and is able to serve the priority group of health care workers with direct patient contact.
In addition to offering the vaccine at the health department’s Fairfield location, more than 2,000 doses of vaccine are being sent to area hospitals who will deliver it to their workers through employee health offices. The health department continues to provide vaccine to pregnant women, children of 6 months – 18 years of age, and caregivers of infants younger than six months old, according to Mollye Payne Hardin, spokes person for the Escambia County Health Department.
The H1N1 vaccine is available to the priority group on a walk-in basis at the health department’s Fairfield Drive location from 8 a.m. to 4 pm., Monday – Friday.
Priority groups are defined as pregnant women, children ages 6 months -18 years old, and people who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age. Now that additional vaccine is available, the health department is also providing it to health care workers with direct patient care responsibilities.
On Thursday, October 22, the Escambia County Health Department began offering voluntary H1N1 vaccination through schools and childcare centers. School-based vaccination will continue through December as long as vaccine is available. If distribution of the vaccine slows, clinics will be rescheduled. Parents will get information about the vaccine and permission forms about one week before the voluntary vaccination clinic is scheduled to be at their child’s school. The Health Department is also providing vaccine to the larger child care centers in the county.
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3 Responses to “H1N1 Vaccine Available To Health Care Workers”
I agree, this is a new vaccine, what effects are going to come up later over a period of time? .
Can you get the regular flu vaccine and this shot too??
The vaccine is much more dangerous than the swine flu…beware, do your research before getting any vaccines!