{"id":8014,"date":"2009-10-21T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T20:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=8014"},"modified":"2009-10-21T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T20:40:36","slug":"h1n1-nasal-spray-vaccine-available-at-carew-clinic-thursday-while-supplies-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/10\/21\/h1n1-nasal-spray-vaccine-available-at-carew-clinic-thursday-while-supplies-last\/","title":{"rendered":"H1N1 nasal spray vaccine available at Carew clinic Thursday while supplies last"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Press release from the Fort Wayne-Allen County Health Department:<\/p>\n

H1N1 nasal spray vaccine available at Carew clinic Thursday while supplies last<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health will be offering H1N1 nasal spray vaccine at its Carew Medical Park clinic Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The clinic will be open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. while supplies last. The vaccine is free. Children under age 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.<\/p>\n

More H1N1 flu vaccine, both nasal spray and injectable vaccine, arrived today. The injectable vaccine will be given to local healthcare providers to vaccinate their staff and high risk patients and the nasal spray vaccine will be reserved for the public vaccination clinic.<\/p>\n

The nasal spray vaccine is available for healthy children and young adults 2 to 24 years of age and for people who live with or provide care to infants less than 6 months of age including nursing mothers. A person cannot receive this vaccine if he or she has asthma or other chronic health condition or is sick with nasal congestion. No one older than 49 years of age can receive this vaccine. Pregnant women cannot get this vaccine.<\/p>\n

Anyone experiencing symptoms of influenza should stay home and contact a health care provider. People can also stop the spread of flu by covering their cough and washing their hands.<\/p>\n

For more information, go to www.FightTheFlu.org<\/a> call 2-1-1.<\/p>\n

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Vaccines available at the Carew Medical Park clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n

H1N1 FluMist vaccine<\/strong> (nasal spray)<\/p>\n