On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD) will offer H1N1 vaccinations to two higher risk groups we haven’t reached to date.
This clinic is for Missoula County residents who are:
• “medically at-risk” children ages five –eighteen
• caregivers and household members of infants 0-6 months ages.
Questions: call 258-4636, the Health Department’s H1N1 Info Line.
The clinic will be held at Sentinel High School, 11am-5pm, Sunday, Nov. 8. Park in the Bancroft parking lot and follow the signs to the new gym.
Department Officials will have information about the H1N1 vaccine and parent/guardian consent forms available at the clinic. Parents should plan to accompany their child/children to the clinic and complete the paperwork onsite.
The medical conditions that have shown to carry the most risk include asthma or any other lung condition, immune disorders such as diabetes, muscular weakness such as muscular dystrophy or significant cerebral palsy, kidney and liver disease, blood disorders, chronic aspirin therapy, and chemotherapy for cancer or organ transplant.
Many parents believe their children have already had H1N1 flu. If a sick person was not tested and “confirmed” as a case, the national recommendations are to go ahead and get vaccinated. It won’t hurt anything to get the shot. There are many viruses (germs) in Missoula that are similar to H1N1 so the illness might have actually been caused by something else.
If you cannot attend this clinic, call the Health Department’s H1N1 info line at 258-4636 and they can provide you with information about other clinic options. Additional immunization opportunities will be offered as early as this coming week for the highest risk groups, including repeat opportunities for children ages 6 mos through 4 years.
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