Marion County H1N1 update
Marion County Health Department will receive another shipment of 2009 H1N1 vaccine and will open their phone bank at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 19 to schedule appointments for H1N1 shots.
The phone bank number is 503-584-4870. Based on direction from the Oregon Public Health Division, these appointments will only be available for people at highest risk for complications from the flu, including:
-People ages 5 years through 64 years with underlying health conditions
-Children 6 months through 4 years old
-Pregnant women
-Household caretakers of infants less than 6 months old
People who are in one of the priority groups listed above may call the phone bank beginning at 8:30am on November 19.
The Oregon Public Health Division asks that healthy children ages 5 through 18 years of age and healthy young adults 19 through 24 years of age either wait to be vaccinated until all people with chronic health conditions have received the vaccine, or they may receive the nasal spray when it becomes available. At this time, there are no appointments to receive the nasal spray. If MCHD receives more of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine, they will open up appointments so healthy people 5 through 24 years old can get vaccinated.
The MCHD is also working with local schools to help them plan vaccination clinics. Parents of school children with chronic health conditions should watch their children's backpacks and the mail for notices about H1N1 vaccination clinics in local schools.
For additional information, please visit one of the websites below, or call the Oregon Public Health hotline at 1-800-978-3040.
