Clinic sites set to vaccinate H1N1 priority groups
Published on Wed, Oct 21, 2009Read More Local News
Snohomish County public health officials have been advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that unexpectedly slow production is leading to delays in delivery time for the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine nationwide.
Initial shipments of H1N1 vaccine to Snohomish County are being administered to health care workers and emergency services personnel to protect the patients they encounter and to ensure a viable health care workforce during the local H1N1 response.
Future deliveries of the vaccine to the county will be directed first to pregnant women, all people ages six months to 24 years, caregivers of children younger than six months old, and people ages 25 to 64 who have chronic medical conditions. CDC expects that enough H1N1 vaccine will be available in the next few months to offer to the general public. Locally, that eventual supply will be offered through routine provider venues, including pharmacies.
Local health-care groups are gearing up to vaccinate thousands of people at risk of complications from H1N1 influenza at nine clinics in Snohomish County on Saturday, Oct. 31. Local programs offering free flu shots that day include an Everett Clinic outreach at Marysville Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215-51st Avenue NE, Marysville; and the Tulalip Pharmacy, 8825-34th Avenue NE, Suite A, Tulalip. Ongoing vaccination clinics will be held throughout November and December as needed.
For a complete list of all free vaccination clinics, and to find out more about the local H1N1 public health response, visit www.snocoflu.com.
The Snohomish County Flu Line call-center number, (425) 388-5088, also will be staffed weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. After hours, the line features recorded information.
Initial shipments of H1N1 vaccine to Snohomish County are being administered to health care workers and emergency services personnel to protect the patients they encounter and to ensure a viable health care workforce during the local H1N1 response.
Future deliveries of the vaccine to the county will be directed first to pregnant women, all people ages six months to 24 years, caregivers of children younger than six months old, and people ages 25 to 64 who have chronic medical conditions. CDC expects that enough H1N1 vaccine will be available in the next few months to offer to the general public. Locally, that eventual supply will be offered through routine provider venues, including pharmacies.
Local health-care groups are gearing up to vaccinate thousands of people at risk of complications from H1N1 influenza at nine clinics in Snohomish County on Saturday, Oct. 31. Local programs offering free flu shots that day include an Everett Clinic outreach at Marysville Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215-51st Avenue NE, Marysville; and the Tulalip Pharmacy, 8825-34th Avenue NE, Suite A, Tulalip. Ongoing vaccination clinics will be held throughout November and December as needed.
For a complete list of all free vaccination clinics, and to find out more about the local H1N1 public health response, visit www.snocoflu.com.
The Snohomish County Flu Line call-center number, (425) 388-5088, also will be staffed weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. After hours, the line features recorded information.
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