©2011 Galesburg Broadcasting Co.
| Knox County Health Department Has Limited H1N1 Vaccines Available on Walk-In Basis Starting Monday |
The Knox County Health Department will provide the H1N1 vaccine to County residents FREE of charge on a walk-in basis beginning on Monday, October 26, 2009 from 8:30am to 4:00pm.
The Health Department has the FluMist; or LAIV [live attenuated influenza vaccine) for persons 2 years through 24 years of age, and a LIMITED supply of H1N1 Injectable vaccine available to the public. The H1N1 Injectable vaccine is available to residents, on a first come first serve basis, who are 6 months through 23 months of age, pregnant, or who have chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, etc.
The Health Department is following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and is vaccinating the following identified priority groups:
*Pregnant women;
*People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age;
*Health care and emergency medical services personnel;
*Persons between the ages of 6 months through 24 years of age, and
*People from ages 25 through 64 years who are at higher risk for H1N1 because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.
Individuals should continue to practice the 3 C's: Cover your Cough, Clean Your Hands, and Contain Germs (stay home if you are sick) while waiting for the H1N1 vaccine to become available to them.
For more information about the flu or flu shots, contact your doctor, the Knox County Health Department at (309) 344-2224 or www.knoxcountyhealth.org, or the IDPH flu hotline at 866.848.2094 (English) or 866.241.2138 (Spanish).
(Knox County Health Department) |
|
| 10 23 09 by Newsroom |
Click here for the WGIL News Archive
Click here for national news
The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.
