H1N1 shots at the Friday

Karla — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:47:08 -0600

H1N1 shots at the Friday clinic are to be available to more people, according to a news release from the county.

Below is information from the news release:

Hennepin County is offering H1N1 flu vaccine to a broadened range of recipients this Friday, Nov. 20, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at New Hope Church, 4225 Gettysburg Avenue, New Hope.

The special vaccine clinic now will offer H1N1 flu vaccine to: children ages 6 months through 9 years (the clinic’s original target group), children 10-18 years of age with chronic health conditions (asthma, diabetes, lung conditions), pregnant women, and children and adults who live with, or provide care to, infants under 6 months.

Both the nasal spray and shots will be offered but supplies of both are limited.

Children in the 6 months through 9 years age group will need a second dose of the vaccine about four weeks after their initial vaccination.

(Karla Wennerstrom is the editor of the Eden Prairie News. She can be reached at editor@edenprairienews.com.)

H1N1 vaccine clinics planned

Karla — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:09:45 -0600

Hennepin County is planning H1N1 vaccine clinics on Nov. 18 and 20 for children six months through 9 years of age. The cities of Bloomington, Edina, Minneapolis and Richfield are also scheduled to have clinics, check with them for dates and locations, according to a news release from the county.

“Families should first call their health-care provider to learn if they can receive vaccine there. If not, they may come to one of the county’s vaccine clinics. Both the nasal spray and shots will be offered but supplies are limited,” the release said.

Clinics are set for:

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H1N1 shots at the Friday

H1N1 vaccine clinics planned