Macomb Co. Holding H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic on 11/21

The Macomb County Health Department says a community-wide H1N1 flu vaccine clinic will be held on Saturday, November 21 at Freedom Hill from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Due to limited availability of vaccine, the Macomb County Health Department says they are serving only those in the following high-risk groups at this time through the Saturday clinic:

INJECTABLE VACCINE

• Pregnant women
   
• New parents and household contacts of children less than 6 months of age
   
• Healthy children and young adults 6 months through 24 years of age
   
• Health care and emergency medical services workers (regardless of age)
   
• Adults ages 25 to 64 years of age with high-risk medical conditions that increase risk of complications from influenza

NASAL VACCINE

Healthy, nonpregnant persons who:

• Are from 2 through 24 years of age
   
• Are from 25 through 49 years of age and live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age
   
• Are health care or emergency medical services workers and are from 25 through 49 years of age

Children under 10 years old need two doses of vaccine to receive adequate immunity. These children need to wait at least 28 days before receiving the second dose.

For additional information about the H1N1 flu, visit the Health Department’s Web site at www.macombcountymi.gov/publichealth or call its flu hot line at 586.466.7923.