H1N1 Vaccination Clinic--December 21
December 14, 2009
Dear Parents/guardians:
As you may have heard, a new influenza virus, called the 2009 H1N1
influenza virus, was first identified in the United States in late
April 2009. The virus has caused illness ranging from mild to
severe, including hospitalizations and deaths in adults and
children. Many children have gotten 2009 H1N1 infection and there
have been large outbreaks in some schools across the country. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that children
and young adults aged 6 months through 24 years be vaccinated
against 2009 H1N1 as soon as the vaccine is available. Other groups
recommended to get the first available doses of the vaccine
include:
- Pregnant women
- People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months
of age
- Health care and emergency medical services workers, and
-People ages 25 through 64 years who have certain health conditions
such as HIV, diabetes, or heart or lung disease.
Vaccination is the best way to protect your child from this
potentially serious disease. North Central District Health
Department is working with your child’s school to give the 2009
H1N1 influenza vaccine to children at school. We will be holding a
vaccination clinic at Bloomfield Public School in Bloomfield on
Monday December 21, 2009 beginning at approximately 9:30 and going
until Noon. We are including vaccine information statements
along with the consent forms that need to be completed. NCDHD will
be offering both the nasal spray and the injectable forms of
vaccine. If you would like your child to be vaccinated, please
complete the consent form and return it to the school as soon as
possible. If a consent form is not returned by the clinic time, the
vaccination will not be given to your child. We will also provide
vaccinations for children 6 months and older who are not currently
in school if parents bring them to the clinic along with
vaccinations for school staff that fall into one of the priority
groups listed above. Children 6 months through 9 years of age will
need two doses of vaccine spaced about 3 weeks apart. There will be
no cost to you for this vaccine. Community members that are in any
of the priority groups listed above are also able to attend.
If you have any questions about the vaccine or the vaccination
clinics, please call: 402-336-2406 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please
visit the CDC’s 2009 H1N1 influenza web site at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ and
also http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/parents
for information especially for parents.
Sincerely,
Peggy Hart RN, BSN
