More H1N1 clinics to be held this month
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H1N1 Flu Clinics
Sundays: Dec. 6, 13, and 20, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Mondays: Dec. 7, 14, and 21, 2 to 7 p.m.
Wednesdays: Dec. 9, 16, and 23, 2 to 7 p.m.
Fridays: Dec. 11 and 18, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
No appointments are necessary and all clinics will be held at Hamilton County Public Health, 821 Senect St., Webster City. Children 9 and under need two doses to be fully vaccinated.
There is no cost for the H1N1 vaccination.
Hamilton County Public Health will hold several more H1N1 flu shot clinics throughout the month of December.
"We've got at least three clinics per week through December, so there's still time for people to get vaccinated and have the vaccine take effect before the next wave of flu is expected to hit," said Shelby Kroona, public health administrator.
According to the CDC and the Iowa Department of Health, another wave of the virus is expected after the holidays.
Persons in high risk categories include children and young adults ages 6 months to 26 years, pregnant women with a signed permission slip from their physician, household contacts and caregivers (younger than 65) of an infant less than 6 months old; and persons 25 to 64 years old with medical conditions.
Children ages 9 and younger require two doses to be fully vaccinated, she added.
"Parents can bring children who have had their first dose to any of the clinics to get that second dose," she said.
For more information, call 832-9565.
