Limited H1N1 vaccine available

By Staff
County health departments will start administering a limited number of doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine to individuals in targeted high-risk groups this week. Statewide the health department has 55,000 doses available at this time. Vaccine in injectable form will be offered only to pregnant women; children 6 months though 4 years old; parents, siblings and caregivers of children less than 6 months old; children 5 to 18 years old who have underlying medical conditions; and health care workers.
The number of vaccine doses sent to each county health department has been allocated based on population. The public can find clinic dates, times and locations at www.adph.org.
Information is also available by calling the health department’s toll-free hotline at 877-377-7285 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.