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District of Columbia: Free H1N1 vaccine for DC youth, expecting mothers
Issue date: 11/1/09 Section: Neighborhood
District residents can receive a free vaccination for the H1N1 influenza based on priority categories. The District has clinics in each ward for all youth and pregnant women.
"Our youth and expectant mothers are some of the most susceptible to H1N1," said Mayor Adrian Fenty. "We are proud to be able to provide this important service through community health centers, primary care providers and vaccine clinics to make sure we can help prevent the spread of this new virus."
The school-based vaccine clinics will serve youth ranging in age from 6 months to 24 years old and pregnant women. The H1N1 vaccine will be offered in both the injection and nasal spray forms at no cost. Many community health clinics and primary care providers in the District have signed up to provide the vaccine to their patients.
"The District should eventually have enough vaccine for everyone in the District who wants it," said Pierre Vigilance, MD MPH, director of the DC Department of Health. "Residents in priority groups are strongly encouraged to seek out the vaccine to help protect themselves and the rest of the community from H1N1."
Over the coming weeks, the H1N1 vaccine will be distributed to pharmacies in drugstores and groceries that have agreed to carry the vaccine. Use the Flu Shot Finder at flu.dc.gov.
PRIORITY GROUPS
Additional individuals considered a priority by DOH and the CDC are:
1. Health care workers and emergency medical responders
2. People caring for infants under 6 months of age
3. People aged 25 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions, such as asthma or diabetes
The following locations will host the H1N1 Vaccine Clinics:
Tuesday November 3
5:00-9:00pm
Hardy Middle School (Ward 2) Wilson Senior High School (Ward 3)
Thursday November 5
5:00-9:00pm
Coolidge Senior High School (Ward 4) McKinley Tech Senior High School (Ward 5)
Saturday November 7
8:00am- 4:00pm
Cardozo Senior High School (Ward 1) Ballou Senior High School (Ward 8) Eliot-Hine Middle School (Ward 6) Kelly Miller Middle School (Ward 7)
Tuesday November 10
5:00-9:00pm
Coolidge Senior High School (Ward 4) McKinley Tech Senior High School (Ward 5)
Thursday November 12
5:00-9:00pm
Cardozo Senior High School (Ward 1) Ballou Senior High School (Ward 8)
Saturday November 14
8:00am- 4:00pm
Eliot-Hine Middle School (Ward 6) Kelly Miller Middle School (Ward 7) Hardy Middle School (Ward 2) Wilson Senior High School (Ward 3)
"Our youth and expectant mothers are some of the most susceptible to H1N1," said Mayor Adrian Fenty. "We are proud to be able to provide this important service through community health centers, primary care providers and vaccine clinics to make sure we can help prevent the spread of this new virus."
The school-based vaccine clinics will serve youth ranging in age from 6 months to 24 years old and pregnant women. The H1N1 vaccine will be offered in both the injection and nasal spray forms at no cost. Many community health clinics and primary care providers in the District have signed up to provide the vaccine to their patients.
"The District should eventually have enough vaccine for everyone in the District who wants it," said Pierre Vigilance, MD MPH, director of the DC Department of Health. "Residents in priority groups are strongly encouraged to seek out the vaccine to help protect themselves and the rest of the community from H1N1."
Over the coming weeks, the H1N1 vaccine will be distributed to pharmacies in drugstores and groceries that have agreed to carry the vaccine. Use the Flu Shot Finder at flu.dc.gov.
PRIORITY GROUPS
Additional individuals considered a priority by DOH and the CDC are:
1. Health care workers and emergency medical responders
2. People caring for infants under 6 months of age
3. People aged 25 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions, such as asthma or diabetes
The following locations will host the H1N1 Vaccine Clinics:
Tuesday November 3
5:00-9:00pm
Hardy Middle School (Ward 2) Wilson Senior High School (Ward 3)
Thursday November 5
5:00-9:00pm
Coolidge Senior High School (Ward 4) McKinley Tech Senior High School (Ward 5)
Saturday November 7
8:00am- 4:00pm
Cardozo Senior High School (Ward 1) Ballou Senior High School (Ward 8) Eliot-Hine Middle School (Ward 6) Kelly Miller Middle School (Ward 7)
Tuesday November 10
5:00-9:00pm
Coolidge Senior High School (Ward 4) McKinley Tech Senior High School (Ward 5)
Thursday November 12
5:00-9:00pm
Cardozo Senior High School (Ward 1) Ballou Senior High School (Ward 8)
Saturday November 14
8:00am- 4:00pm
Eliot-Hine Middle School (Ward 6) Kelly Miller Middle School (Ward 7) Hardy Middle School (Ward 2) Wilson Senior High School (Ward 3)
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