H1N1 vaccine offered Thursday at Carew

Press release from the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department:

H1N1 vaccine offered Thursday at Carew
H1N1 vaccine will be offered again Thursday at the Carew Medical Park

The clinic will be open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. while supplies last. The vaccine is free. No appointment is necessary. Children under age 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

For now, the H1N1 injectable vaccine offered at Carew will be reserved for pregnant women, caregivers of children 6 months and under, and children six months through 18 years of age.

The H1N1 nasal spray vaccine will also be available for healthy children and young adults (2 years – 24 years) and for people who live with or provide care to infants less than six months of age.

The seasonal flu vaccine is no longer available.

More than 8,000 people have been vaccinated for H1N1 flu since the clinic opened on Oct. 9. Parkview Health is providing space for the clinic at Carew Medical Park, a three-story building located at 1818 Carew St.

Anyone experiencing symptoms of influenza should stay home and contact a health care provider. People can also limit the spread of flu by covering their cough and washing their hands.

For more information, go to www.FightTheFlu.org or call 2-1-1.

Vaccines available at the Carew Medical Park clinic

H1N1 vaccine (injectable)

• For pregnant women
• For children age 6 months through 18 years of age
• For persons of any age who live with or provide care for infants less than six months of age (e.g., parents, siblings, and daycare providers)
• If a person is ill with a fever, he or she cannot get the vaccine

H1N1 FluMist vaccine (nasal spray)

• For healthy children and young adults 2 to 24 years of age who do not have underlying health conditions
• For persons up to age 49 who live with or provide care for infants less than six months of age (e.g., parents, siblings, and daycare providers)
• No child younger than 2 years of age can get this vaccine
• No adult older than 49 can get this vaccine
• If a person has had any live vaccine such as the MMR, Varicella (chickenpox) or the seasonal flu mist vaccine in the last 28 days, the child cannot receive the H1N1 FluMist vaccine

Children under the age of 10 will need two doses of the H1N1 vaccine, four weeks apart, to be fully protected

The seasonal flu vaccine is no longer available.

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