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UPDATE ON FLU VACCINE
November 12,2009
Flu clinics are by appointment only. Please be on time for your appointment as we are trying to vaccinate as many children as possible. We DO NOT accept walk in patients for office visits or vaccinations. **Please do not make appointments for one child and bring siblings in as well-we will only vaccinate child who has an appointment-we open appointments according to vaccine supply and this will cause someone who already has an appointment not be able to get their vaccine-we ask for your consideration in this matter. Thank you.** NEW INFORMATION AS OF 11/12/09: WE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF H1N1 FLU MIST FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 AND UP. PLEASE SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT AT ONE OF OUR FLU CLINICS BELOW. ***PLEASE READ WHO SHOULD NOT GET FLU MIST BEFORE YOU SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT*** THANKS!!! WE JUST RECEVIED A SHIPMENT OF H1N1 FLU SHOTS FOR CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS UP TO 3 YEARS OLD. WE DO NOT HAVE INJECTIBLE H1N1 VACCINE LEFT FOR CHILDREN AGED 3YRS AND UP.-We only have vaccine for those appointments made prior to 11/12/09. WE HAVE JUST RECEVIED SEASONAL FLU SHOTS FOR CHILDREN AGED 3YRS AND UP. WE HAVE ONLY 50 DOSES OF INJECTIBLE SEASONAL FLU VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS UP TO 3 YRS OLD. WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR SUPPLY OF FLU MIST. THIS IS FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 AND ABOVE. PLEASE READ WHO SHOULD NOT RECEIVE THE FLU MIST BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT. There has been a change this year with State flu vaccine: all children aged 6 months to 18 years of age will be eligible for the State flu vaccine. In the past only high risk patients were eligible. We DO have flu vaccine (shots) for children aged 6 months up to 3 years old. (ONLY 50 DOSES) We DO have seasonal flu mist for children aged 2 and up-please see above. We DO have H1N1 flu mist for children aged 2 and up. We DO have seasonal flu shots for children aged 3yrs old and up. We DO have H1N1 flu shots for childrend aged 6 months up to 3 yrs old. Please continue to monitor our website for the most up to date information on schedules and vaccine availability. What is Flu Mist? Flu mist is not a shot; it is a gentle mist that is sprayed into the nose. Flu mist does not contain thimerosal or other preservatives. SOME PEOPLE SHOULD NOT GET FLU MIST: Children between 6 months and 23 months. THE CHILD MUST HAVE HAD THEIR 2 YEAR OLD BIRTHDAY TO RECEIVE FLU MIST. Children younger than 5 with asthma or one or more episodes of wheezing within the past year. People who have long-term health problems with:heart disease, lung disease, asthma, kidney or liver disease, metabolic disease, such as diabetes, anemia, and other blood disorders. Anyone with certain muscle or nerve disorders: such as seizure disorders or cerebral palsy. Anyone with a weakened immune system. Children or adolescents on long-term aspirin therapy. Tell the doctor if you ever had Guillain-Barre' syndrome. FLU CLINIC SCHEDULES: IMPORTANT INFORMATION: You must wait 30 days between flu mists. Please see following: Seasonal flu shot and H1N1 shot-can be done same day Seasonal flu shot and H1N1 mist-can be done same day. Seasonal flu mist and H1N1 shot-can be done same day. Seasonal flu mist and H1N1 mist-MUST WAIT 30 DAYS IN BETWEEN VACCINATIONS. Thurs., Nov. 12th: 9am to 11:30am Fri., Nov. 13th: 9am to 11:30am Sat. Nov. 14th 9am to 11:30am Tues., Nov. 17th: 9am to 11:30am Wed., Nov. 18th: 9am to 11:30am and 2pm to 4:30pm Thurs., Nov 19th: 9am to 11:30am Fri., Nov 20th: 9am to 11:30am Sat. Nov. 21st: 9am to 11:30am Sun. Nov. 22nd: 9am to 11:30am We appreciate your patience during this unusal flu season.
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