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Another H1N1 vaccination clinic opens in Broward

The Broward County Health Department in partnership with the Children’s Services Council of Broward County is providing H1N1 vaccinations to pregnant women, children older than 6 months and persons who care for infants. Free H1N1 vaccinations will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1 and 2, 2009 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM at the Children’s Services Council office located at .

“The Broward County Health Department is proud to partner with the Children’s Services Council of Broward County to provide H1N1 vaccinations to pregnant women and young children,” said Dr. Paula Thaqi, Director of the Broward County Health Department.

The Broward County Health Department’s H1N1 High Risk Vaccination Clinic located at the Fort Lauderdale National Guard Armory – , remains open to everyone in the priority groups who wish to be vaccinated. The H1N1 High Risk Vaccination Clinic is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00AM to 4:00PM and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00AM to 8:00PM.

People in the high priority groups include:

• Pregnant women
• Health care and emergency medical personnel
• People who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age
• Anyone 6 months to 24 years of age, and
• Anyone 25 to 64 years of age who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza related complications

More information on H1N1 Influenza and Vaccine is provided at:
Broward County Health Department: www.browardchd.org – (
Florida Department of Health: www.myflusafety.com
Toll free 24/7 Florida Flu Information Line: 1-877-352-3581
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: www.flu.gov

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  1. BROWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OPENS H1N1 HIGH RISK VACCINATION CLINIC
  2. First Broward general public H1N1 vaccine clinic opens Nov. 30
  3. H1N1 in Broward – by the numbers
  4. H1N1 update from Broward Health Department
  5. Health officials releasing details on H1N1 vaccine Friday

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Posted by Andrea Freygang on Nov 27 2009. Filed under Broward County, Families, Fort Lauderdale, Health, Lauderhill, Local news. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

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