Public Health Department to Hold Flu Vaccination Clinics (Health Event)

November 23, 2009  |   Posted in Blog, Chronic Illness   |   2 Comments  

Guilford County Department of Public Health will hold two special flu vaccination clinics Wednesday, November 25.  The H1N1 flu vaccine will be available by appointment for all 5 CDC priority groups (pregnant women; children ages 6 months to 24 years of age; health care workers and emergency medical services personnel; adults ages 25-64 with underlying health conditions; and household contacts and caregivers of children 6 months of age and younger).  Seasonal flu vaccine will be available by appointment for children ages 4-18 years of age.  The clinics will be held at two public health locations:  501 E. Green Drive in High Point and 1100 E. Wendover Avenue in Greensboro between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The Department of Public Health has nearly 350 appointments available at this time for this effort. These appointments are available first-come, first-served. For an appointment at the Greensboro location, call 641-5563. For an appointment at the High Point location, call 845-7655.There will be no out of pocket expense to individuals.  Individuals should bring their insurance or Medicaid card if they have one.

Individuals who are moderately to severely ill are advised to wait until they recover to get the vaccines. Those with a mild cold or other illness should be able to get the vaccines. No one should get the vaccines if allergic to eggs or to any other substance in the vaccines, have had Guillain Barré Syndrome or a life-threatening reaction following a flu vaccine.

For more information about this event, call 641-7777 or visit www.guilfordhealth.org and click on the H1N1 flu vaccine availability link.