NEWS: Wake County to Reopen H1N1 Vaccination Clinics

10/15/2009

Wake County has received 3,000 more does of the H1N1 vaccine and will reopen its H1N1 vaccination clinics to people in priority groups on Monday, October 19, 2009. Clinics will be open, as they have been in the past, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The H1N1 vaccine comes in two forms: nasal mist and injection. When the Wake County clinics reopen, only the injectable H1N1 vaccine be will available.

"We distributed 3,500 doses of H1N1 vaccine earlier this month and ran out because so many people wanted the vaccine," said Wake County Community Health Director Sue Lynn Ledford. "Now that our clinics are being restocked, we are happy to be able to again offer this service to our citizens."

The County will offer H1N1 vaccinations at four locations Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clinics will continue to operate as long as vaccine is available.

Raleigh
Public Health Center – G35
10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

Fuquay-Varina
Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway, Fuquay-Varina

Wake Forest
Northern Regional Center
350 East Holding Ave., Wake Forest

Zebulon
Eastern Regional Center
1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon

Once both forms of vaccine are available, the groups recommended to receive the vaccine will include:

Pregnant Women
Children ages 6 months to 24 years
Persons ages 25 to 64 with underlying health issues
Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months

The Nasal FluMist vaccine is composed of a weakened live virus and is only recommended for healthy people between the ages of 2 and 49. The Nasal FluMist vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women, anyone with a long-term health problem or children with asthma.

H1N1 Nasal FluMist and Seasonal FluMist should not be given at the same time. Children under 9 years of age should get two doses of the H1N1 vaccine (either nasal or injectable), one month apart; other children and adults only need one dose.

The H1N1 vaccine does not replace the seasonal flu vaccine. It is to be used alongside the seasonal flu vaccine to protect citizens. The symptoms of H1N1 are similar to the seasonal flu: fever (above 100 degrees), cough, sore throat, stuffy nose and, in some cases, people have also experienced vomiting, body aches and headaches.

For more information about H1N1 flu and seasonal flu, visit www.wakegov.com/flu.

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