[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - H1N1 Vaccine Available to All Residents

[Press Releases]

For Immediate Release
December 14, 2009
 
Contact: Geni Alexander, Public Information Officer
573.268.6265 or gaalexan at GoColumbiaMo.com
 
Free H1N1 Vaccine Available to All Boone County Residents
H1N1 Flu Vaccine
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human
Services is now offering free H1N1 vaccine on a walk-in basis to all
Boone County residents at the health department clinic, located at 1005
West Worley in Columbia. Vaccine is offered Monday – Friday from 8 am –
4:30 pm. No appointment is necessary. The department has ample supply of
nasal spray vaccine (commonly known as FluMist) and injectable vaccine.
Preservative-free injectable vaccine will be available while supplies
last. 
Reminder to Parents
Parents of children age 9 and younger are reminded to return to the
health department or their child’s physician for the child’s second dose
of H1N1 vaccine. To be fully-protected, the CDC recommends anyone under
age 10 receive two doses of vaccine, spaced 28 days apart.
Seasonal Flu Vaccine
The health department continues to offer a limited amount of injectable
seasonal vaccine on a walk-in basis, Monday-Friday from 8 am – 4:30 pm
at the health department clinic. No appointment is necessary. Cost of
the seasonal vaccine is $25. We do accept Medicaid and Medicare, but
cannot bill private insurance.
Consent forms can be completed by visiting www.GoColumbiaMO.com (
http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ )and following links to the health
department’s flu page. For more information about the flu, including
dates/times of other flu clinics across the state, please visit
www.FightTheFluMO.com ( http://www.fighttheflumo.com/ ). 
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