NEWS: Wake to Provide H1N1 Vaccinations at Five Clinics

11/5/2009

Wake County has received 9,900 doses of the H1N1 vaccine and will open five H1N1 vaccination clinics to people in priority groups on Monday, November 9, 2009. The clinics in Raleigh, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest and Zebulon will open at 9 a.m. The new clinic in Cary will open at 10 a.m. All clinics will close when vaccine is no longer available. The Wake County clinics will offer both forms of the H1N1 vaccine, nasal mist and injectable.

“We have distributed 6,900 doses of H1N1 vaccine at Wake County clinics since early October, and run out of vaccine quickly due to high demand in our community,” said Wake County Community Health Director Sue Lynn Ledford. “We strongly encourage people in priority groups to look to their private care providers and pharmacies to receive this vaccine. Over 47,600 doses have been distributed primarily to pediatricians, obstetricians and chain pharmacies in our community.”

The groups recommended to receive the H1N1 vaccine include:

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

Raleigh
Public Health Center – G35
10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh
Opens at 9 a.m.

Fuquay-Varina
Southern Regional Center
130 N. Judd Parkway, Fuquay-Varina
Opens at 9 a.m.

Wake Forest
Northern Regional Center
350 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest
Opens at 9 a.m.

Zebulon
Eastern Regional Center
1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon
Opens at 9 a.m.

Cary
Colonial Baptist Church
6051 Tryon Road, Cary
*Opens at 10 a.m.*

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

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