Consumer Advocate Wrote:
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> News from the Fairfax County Health Department:
> H1N1 Vaccination Clinic, October 24 at Fairfax
> County Government Center
> Open to Children 6-36 months, Pregnant Women
>
> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
> (CDC) recommends a flu vaccine as the single best
> way to protect against influenza illness,
> including the 2009 H1N1 Influenza virus. Due to
> delays in the production of 2009 H1N1 vaccine, the
> Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) has
> developed a mass vaccination plan that matches the
> limited supply of vaccine currently available,
> which is significantly less than anticipated. The
> Health Department currently does not have enough
> vaccine available to hold the vaccination clinics
> that were scheduled to be held in ten Fairfax
> County schools on October 24 and 25.
>
> The Fairfax County Health Department will hold a
> mass vaccination clinic on Saturday, October 24
> from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fairfax County
> Government Center (12000 Government Center
> Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035). Approximately
> 10,000 doses of 2009 H1N1 vaccine will be
> available on October 24. Based on the quantity of
> vaccine available, and in an effort to vaccinate
> those at high risk of influenza-related
> complications, the October 24 clinic will be open
> to all children 6 months to 36 months of age and
> pregnant women. Children in this age range and
> pregnant women are among the target groups
> identified by the Centers for Disease Control and
> Prevention (CDC) to receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine
> when it first becomes available. The vaccine is
> voluntary and will be offered on a walk-in basis,
> free of charge. Seasonal flu vaccine will not be
> available at this clinic.
>
> The October 24 clinic will not be the only
> opportunity to receive 2009 H1N1 vaccine. The
> FCHD is committed to vaccinating target
> populations, including school-aged children, as
> quickly as vaccine becomes available. Depending
> on the quantities of vaccine available each week,
> vaccine will be distributed through the Health
> Department’s district offices or mass vaccination
> clinics.
>
> Updated information, about the availability and
> distribution of 2009 H1N1 vaccine, including
> consent form and vaccination information
> statements, is on the county’s web site at:
>
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/flu/h1n1-vaccine-dist
> ribution.htm
>
> For more information, visit the county’s flu
> information web page at
>
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/flu/ or call the
> Fairfax County Health Department at
> 703-267-3511.
Hmm... Put a bunch of people at risk of influenza-related complications in the same place. To prevent the spread of swine flu.
Sounds like a great plan.
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