Columbus Public Health Announces New H1N1 Vaccine Availability

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Columbus Public Health has announced H1N1 vaccination clinics next week for all children six months through 18 years old.

The clinics are scheduled for Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 at Veterans Memorial from 5 to 8 p.m.

These community based clinics will be open ONLY to the following groups:
All children 6 months through their 18th year
We will also serve:
Pregnant women
Adult caregivers of children under 6 months of age
Medical care staff who provide direct patient care to potential patients with H1N1
Parents or guardians must accompany children in order for them to be vaccinated. 
Flu Mist will be provided to all persons in the above sub-groups, age 2 - 49 with no medical complications.
The vaccinations will be provided free of charge.  Children should wear short or loose sleeves and eat something before they come.  Children will not be vaccinated if they are sick with flu-like symptoms.  All children 9 years of age and younger must receive a second dose of vaccine after 28 days to be fully protected.
The Franklin County Board of Health will offer two clinics next week.  Times and locations will be released early next week.  Their clinics next week will be open to these same target groups as mentioned above.  Their clinic tomorrow will ONLY serve all children 6 months through 4 years and children 5 – 18 years of age with underlying medical conditions.  They will also continue to serve pregnant women, health care providers who provide direct medical care and adult caregivers of children under 6 months of age.
Vaccine supplies will be limited. Additional clinics will be offered for the other high risk groups as soon as local public health receives additional vaccine.

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