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FLU
VACCINE INFORMATION
We have received more H1N1 flu vaccine and are scheduling appointments for administration. Please call for our available appointments. We also have seasonal flu vaccine available, which can be administered at the same time as the H1N1 flu vaccine.
Commonly asked
questions
Does my
child need to get two H1N1
vaccines this year?
Since this is the first
season that children have
received the vaccine, all
children up through age 9
need 2 vaccines, one month
apart, to get complete
immunity.
My child
already had the swine flu
(or presumed H1N1). Does he
need the vaccine?
Yes, we are recommending
that those that had the flu
still be vaccinated, as the
vaccine and the type of the
H1N1 that they were
infected with may be
slightly different.
However, since your child
is at lower risk than
others, we would prefer
that you wait until more
susceptible children are
immunized.
Are you recommending the vaccine?
Yes we do! And
we are immunizing our
children according to the
given guidelines!
Has
the H1N1 vaccine been
pushed to market too
quickly and not studied
enough??
Every year the
seasonal vaccine is
developed quickly to
contain the strains that
are thought to be most
likely to circulate this
season. The H1N1 is just
another strain, that
emerged too late to be
contained within the
seasonal flu vaccine. The
seasonal flu vaccine
changes every year, and
year after year it has been
safe.
Is there still a
seasonal flu vaccine
shortage?
We are still
waiting on shipment of some
of our preparations of
seasonal flu vaccine. Our
suppliers have had to slow
production and delivery of
the seasonal vaccine in
order to get the H1N1 into
our clinics. We still
anticipate that we will get
our seasonal flu vaccine in
time to immunize for the
emergence of the seasonal
flu, which is typically
late November. |
