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November 2, 2009

H1N1 clinic set for Saturday

Garfield County Health Department will have an H1N1 vaccination clinic 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Oakwood Mall in the vacant Steve and Barry’s location.

The clinics will be limited to Oklahoma residents who are in one of five priority groups: all children ages 6 months to 18 years, pregnant women, custodial parents of infants less than 6 months old, front-line health care workers who have direct patient contact with acutely ill persons and adults 19-64 years old with chronic disease.

“The H1N1 flu virus continues to affect people in our community,” said Stephen Rempe, Garfield County Health Department administrative director. “We know that the people in these priority groups are at greater risk and we hope to reach as many of them as vaccine supplies allow on Saturday.”

People seeking vaccinations will be screened to ensure they meet the priority group definition for H1N1 vaccine. People not included in one of the priority groups or who are unable to attend Saturday’s clinic are encouraged to be patient, as new vaccine shipments arrive in Oklahoma each week, Rempe said.

Oklahoma State Department of Health is projected to receive H1N1 vaccine in weekly shipments through early January 2010. The doses include both nasal spray and injectable vaccines.

For information, call Garfield County Health Department at 233-0650.

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