Combined H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccination clinics throughout Interior Health are available for those eligible. More clinics are being added to ensure that, once the priority groups have received their vaccinations, everyone who needs and wants the H1N1 vaccine can receive it. Both H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines are also available from many physicians and walk-in clinics, and in the coming weeks from some pharmacies.
H1N1 Vaccine Dosing for Kids:
On November 13th, The Public Health Agency of Canada updated its recommendations on H1N1 flu vaccine dosing for children between 3 and 9 years of age. The updated recommendations reflect findings from clinical trial results from Europe that suggest that a single half-dose of adjuvanted H1N1 flu vaccine for healthy children may provide an acceptable level of protection from infection from the H1N1 flu virus.
Dosing recommendations for children
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Attention Pregnant Women
Unadjuvanted H1N1 vaccine is now available at public flu clinics. Some vaccine stock is also being provided to physicians providing prenatal and obstetrical care.
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* Check back here every Wednesday for the following week's clinic dates.