H1N1 Flu Shot Clinics

A few members have asked where they can obtain a vaccination for the H1N1 flu virus. The information is below, but you can also click on the title of this blog post, which will link you the related article on the "newsdurhamregion.com" website. The following information is directly from that news article on that website.

Durham Region Health Department is opening H1N1 vaccination clinics:

Opening Oct. 26 and Oct. 27:
Whitby at 3050 Garden St., (Garden St. and Rossland Rd. E.)
Pickering Town Centre (lower level near food court)

Opening Oct. 28:
Bowmanville - 2849 Hwy 2 (Hwy 2 and Lambs Rd.)
Oshawa - 850 King St. W., Unit 26 (King St. W.
and Thornton Rd.)
Uxbridge - 2 Douglas Rd. (Toronto St. S. and Douglas Rd.).

Clinic hours: Monday to Friday 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Initially, clinics will open for individuals who would benefit most from the vaccine, as outlined by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as follows:

-people from six-months to 65 years-old with chronic medical conditions
-pregnant women with chronic medical conditions, or pregnant women who are greater than 20-weeks pregnant
-healthy children from six-months old to under five-years old
-persons residing in remote and isolated settings or communities
-health care workers
-household contacts and care providers of persons at high risk who cannot be immunized or who may not respond to vaccines.

Pregnant women less than 20-weeks pregnant with no chronic medical conditions are recommended to receive a unadjuvanted version of the vaccine. It is anticipated that unadjuvanted vaccine will be available by mid-November.