H1N1 Vaccine Available To All Over Six Months Old; Clinic Saturday In Century

December 8, 2009

The H1N1 vaccine is now available in Escambia County to anyone over six months old at any of several locations, including at a vaccination clinic to be held Saturday in Century.

The Escambia County Health Department announced Monday that their H1N1 Vaccination Clinic this Saturday in Century is now open to all individuals six months and older who would like the H1N1 vaccine. In addition, the clinic will offer seasonal flu vaccine in the nasal mist format to healthy 2-49 year old as long as they have not had the H1N1 vaccine in nasal mist format in the past 28 days. Both vaccines are offered at no charge.

The H1H1 vaccination clinic will be held this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former Carver/Century School gym at 700 East Hecker Road.

In addition to the Century clinic, Escambia residents can also obtain the H1N1 vaccination by:

  • calling their local retail pharmacy or physician’s office.
  • visiting the Escambia County Health Department’s Flu Fast Track Clinic, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 1295 W. Fairfield Drive, Pensacola. Walk-ins only.

To fill out the consent forms in advance for the Century clinic (this step is optional; you will have time to do this at the clinic):

First, read the appropriate Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS). Healthy individual ages 2 through 49 years old, will be offered the nasal mist format of the vaccine and should read the Vaccine Information Sheet labeled “Live Attenuated”.

H1N1 Influenza Vaccine (Live, Attenuated)-VIS (36.8kb; pdf)
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine (Inactive)-VIS (36.4kb; pdf)

Second, after reading the Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS), print, fill out, sign and the following consent form. Each person being vaccinated needs their own consent form.

H1N1 Vaccine Consent Form (1.4mb; pdf) (This consent form is ONLY for the Century vaccination clinic on December 12. Do not take this form to the health department’s main location or your doctor’s office or pharmacy.)

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News