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| Illinois Department of Public Health Expecting First H1N1 Vaccine Shipment This Week |
POSTED 10:30am 10/7/9 Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, announced Wednesday the first shipments of the new H1N1 flu vaccine are anticipated to arrive in Illinois Wednesday and Thursday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allotted 57,000 doses of the new H1N1 flu vaccine, in nasal spray form only, to the State of Illinois, excluding the City of Chicago. Chicago receives its own allotment of the new H1N1 vaccine.
The new H1N1 vaccine will be delivered directly from vaccine manufacturers to local health departments and hospitals across Illinois, outside Chicago, to begin vaccinating the following CDC designated priority populations:
* Pregnant women
* Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than six-months of age
* Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
* All people from six-months through 24-years of age
* Persons aged 25-64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza
"Illinois will continue to receive additional shipments of the new H1N1 vaccine so there will be enough vaccine for everyone," Dr. Arnold said. "Certain people are at higher risk of complications due to the new H1N1 flu and others work with populations at risk of complications, so we ask you to allow these people to receive their new H1N1 flu vaccine first. Again, additional doses of the new H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to providers in Illinois almost daily so there will be enough vaccine to go around. In the meantime, get a seasonal flu shot and take everyday preventive actions - 3 Cs: Clean, Cover and Contain - to stay healthy."
The initial shipment of new H1N1 vaccine is in nasal spray form and is only licensed for people age two through 49-years without underlying medical conditions, including pregnancy. The CDC has said injectable vaccines, approved for all populations except those with contraindications, will begin being shipped next week.
It is anticipated that these first shipments of the new H1N1 vaccine will be offered to health care workers, a CDC priority population, and subsequent shipments of the vaccine will be delivered in the next weeks and months to local health departments, hospitals and designated providers across Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health is currently receiving provider agreements to compile a complete list of locations where the public can receive a new H1N1 vaccination.
For more information log onto www.ready.illinois.gov.
(Illinois Department of Public Health) |
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| 10 06 09 by Newsroom |
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