Washtenaw County sets next swine flu clinic in Manchester
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The next mass H1N1 vaccination clinic for Washtenaw County residents in the priority groups will take place at Manchester High School on Dec. 5, the county public health department announced today.
Vaccinations will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m., or until the last person with a wristband is served. Wristbands will be provided to eligible people on site starting at 9 a.m.
It will be the county's fifth mass swine flu vaccination clinic. Despite long lines, the clinics have run fairly smoothly, including the latest one at Eastern Michigan University's Convocation Center on Sunday and another a week before at Pioneer High School.
Officials said Saturday's mass swine flu clinic ran smoothly.
The Dec. 5 clinic will take place at the new high school, 20500 Dutch Drive.
As with prior clinics, a wristband indicates the individual has been screened for eligibility and a dose is available. Wristbands are available while supplies last.
Parents and guardians may pick up wristbands for their children and return with the children at the appointed time. A parent or guardian must accompany minors under 18 during vaccination. In addition, individuals can pick up wristbands for those with physical disabilities affecting mobility.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, priority groups for H1N1 vaccine include:
- Pregnant women.
- Caregivers of infants younger than 6 months old.
- Health care and emergency medical services personnel with direct patient care.
- Individuals from 6 months through 24 years old.
- Individuals ages 25 through 64 with medical conditions that put them at a higher risk of flu-related complications. Examples of underlying medical conditions include: chronic lung diseases such as asthma or COPD; weakened immune systems; cancer, diabetes, kidney or liver disorders; cardiovascular disease (except hypertension); and other conditions.
Individuals within these priority groups should live, work or attend school in Washtenaw
County. Specific documentation of underlying medical conditions or residency is not required. Health care and emergency services personnel should bring their employment identification.
Public Health will provide both H1N1 flu shots and the FluMist (nasal spray). Preservative free, injectable H1N1 vaccine is not currently available at the scheduled clinic.
For updates to the H1N1 vaccination clinic schedule, visit www.ewashtenaw.org/flu. Public health nurses and health educators are available to answer more detailed H1N1 questions at 734-544-6700.
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I believe the last clinic was held at EMU.
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Posted Nov 24
Thanks keri - we fixed it.
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Posted Nov 24
I finally gave up and tried to get a H1N1 shot at my doctor's office. Unfortunately for me, my doctor is at the General Medicine clinic at the University of Michigan Taubman Hospital. The person I talked to said they had not received any H1N1 vaccine yet. How in the world can anyone be getting H1N1 shots anywhere in Washtenaw County other than the public clinics if the University of Michigan Hospitals aren't getting any vaccine?
It sure sounds like someone out there is playing fast and loose with how much vaccine is available and where.
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Posted Nov 25
Kjm, I'd say you were "fortunate". Take that as a sign from a higher power that you are a chosen one. As in one that's meant to stay alive. Avoid the poisonous vaccine = live a log happy life, simple as that.
Don't join the herds of sheeple all running into a volcano. Be intelligent, educate yourselves. Best wishes, happy turkey day!
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Posted Nov 25
KJM: http://www.med.umich.edu/flu/shots/patient.htm
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Posted Nov 25
Pata - thanks, but the woman I talked to on the appointments line directly contradicted what that page says:
"Don’t have an appointment soon?
If you belong to one of the priority groups listed above, call your regular U-M provider (primary or specialty care) to ask how you can come in to receive your seasonal and/or H1N1 flu vaccination."
I was told "we haven't received any vaccine, try again later." She wouldn't even consider giving me an appointment.
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Posted Nov 25
KJM--my understanding is that UMHS has received some vaccine, but it is truly a miniscule amount, nowhere near enough to even vaccinate the priority groups. I think an Internal Medicine clinic (I am assuming this is an adult clinic?) at the U of M wouldn't be prioritized on the vaccination list & wouldn't get vaccine. Some OB/GYN docs (and pediatricians) around town have received very small shipments of vaccine as well--I have heard of people finding the shots that way. But again it is nowhere near enough to even vaccinate the priority groups.
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Posted Nov 25
I'm sure you're right, but since I'm in the group that's supposedly second in priority, I would expect to hear that they have very limited vaccine, not that they haven't received any.
Frankly, just as it was revealed that someone sent Wall Street banks vaccine, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the vaccine distribution here is being fudged as well. There have been a number of reports of mutations around the world in the past week, and warnings from the CDC that the flu may pick up after the holidays. We've known for a while that vaccine is in short supply. I would hope that we can at least have hospital staff give the public a consistent story.
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Posted Nov 26