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Friday, November 20, 2009
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Additional Options to get a 2009 H1N1 vaccine before Thanksgiving
1. INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH RISK OF COMPLICATIONS FROM INFLUENZA OR AT RISK TO SPREAD TO OTHERS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE and *HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AGES 17 TO 24**
An H1N1 flu vaccine clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in the UWM Union Ballroom. UWM expects to have both injectable vaccine doses and intranasal doses available. UWM will provide these doses to students on a first-come, first-served basis as supply allows.
Eligibility for the Nov. 23 clinic is based on guidelines from the CDC, meaning vaccine will be administered to UWM students, faculty or staff in any of the following target groups:
. Pregnant women;
. Healthcare workers with direct patient contact;
. Caregivers and household contacts of infants under 6 months of age;
. Individuals aged 17 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has described "underlying medical conditions" as chronic lung disease (e.g., asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), conditions associated with immunosuppression, chronic cardiac disease (e.g., congenital heart disease and coronary artery disease), diabetes, and obesity.
. Healthy individuals ages 17 to 24 years old "because many cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza have been seen in these healthy young adults and they often live, work, and study in close proximity, and they are a frequently mobile population"*
Those who qualify for receiving a vaccination should bring UWM identification to the clinic. There is no cost for the vaccine.
2. FOR HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 24
In general, individuals in these categories have either a lower risk of complications from 2009 H1N1 or have less of a chance of getting 2009 H1N1.The City of Milwaukee has opened their clinics to the public. The latest information about city clinics is online:
www.city.milwaukee.gov/2009SwineFlu. You can also check Wisconsin's Flu Clinic Locator for details of clinics that may be able to assist you.
The university has still not received sufficient H1N1 vaccines to offer immunizations to all campus community members. It is expected that more vaccines will be received to hold clinics the first week in December..
General information about H1N1 vaccines, including explanations of the different types of vaccines (flu shot and nasal spray), is online:
www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/general.htm
The latest information about H1N1 flu pertinent to UWM is online:
www.flu.uwm.edu
*excerpt from the www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/acip.htm accessed 11/22/09
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