H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Q: Where is the Health Department offering the H1N1 flu vaccine?
A: The Health Department received its first allotment of H1N1 FluMist intranasal spray vaccine Oct. 6 and immediately began vaccinating health care workers who will be immunizing children in schools. Throughout flu season, we are making the vaccine available at large community clinics and in schools. Vaccine has been slow to arrive from the manufacturers, so please visit our homepage to view upcoming public Health Department flu clinics. This information is updated frequently, so please check it often.
Q: Who should get the vaccine?
A: The H1N1 vaccine is now available to all residents wishing to protect themselves from getting sick from flu. However, it's especially important that those identifed by the the Centers for Disease Control as being at high risk for developing serious complications from flu get vaccinated. Those groups are:
- Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
- Pregnant women (not eligible to receive FluMist)
- Children ages 2 to 24 with no chronic medical conditions
- Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age
- All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
- Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza
Clinic dates will be announced on the Health Department's homepage. Please check this schedule often. Information about our efforts to vaccinate public and private school children will be posted on the homepage as well.
For more detailed information on H1N1, flu vaccination or how to protect your family, please view the resources below or call the City service line: 3-1-1.
2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine:
Resources For Citizens:
Additional information is available by calling the City information number: 3-1-1. If you need a health care provider, please call Baltimore HealthCare Access at (410) 649-0500.
For Businesses:
For Parents:
For Providers:
Resources in Other Languages:
- Key Facts about H1N1 Influenza (CDC) [Spanish]
- Cover Your Cough Posters and Brochures (NYC DOHMH) [Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Creole, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish]
- H1N1 Flu FAQs (WHO) [Arabic] [Chinese] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
- H1N1 Flu Health Advisory (CDC) [Arabic] [Burmese] [Kirundi] [Somali] [Vietnamese]
- H1N1 Flu Public Service Announcements [Spanish]
- Tips to Contain the Flu (TX Dept of State Health Services) [Spanish]
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