December 3, 2009
H1N1 walk-in immunization clinics offered
Valley Journal
The Lake County Public Health and CSKT Health Departments continue to receive H1N1 vaccines on a weekly basis. There will be free walk-in clinics on Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m. at Lake County Public Health in Polson and Tribal Health in Arlee, Elmo, Ronan and St. Ignatius.
The Health Departments will continue weekly clinics throughout the valley as vaccine availability allows.
Pregnant women, persons who live with or provide care for infants under six months of age, health care and emergency medical services personnel, persons six months to 24 years of age, and persons aged 25-64 years who have medical conditions that put them at a higher risk for influenza-related complications.
These medical conditions include asthma, neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, intellectual disability (mental retardation), moderate to severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy or spinal cord injury.
Also persons with chronic lung, or heart diseases, blood, endocrine, kidney, liver, or metabolic disorders are eligible. As well as persons with weakened immune systems due to disease or medication such as people with HIV or AIDS, cancer or those on chronic steroids.
If you do not fall into one of the above mentioned populations, the health department asks that you be patient. Presently, there is only a limited supply of vaccines. Once the county and tribes have adequate amount of the vaccine, availability will open up to a broader population.
The H1N1 vaccine is free of charge county-wide. All Lake County and Flathead Indian Reservation residents, both tribal and non-tribal, are eligible to receive a H1N1 vaccine at any one of the walk-in clinics.
For more information and weekly clinic dates and locations, please call the Influenza Information Line at 883-7292. |
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