Flu vaccine updates

We have a few items to share regarding flu vaccinations (H1N1 and seasonal) via the Orange County Health Department and the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce.

• The Orange County Health Department is sponsoring a Youth Flu Clinic for children ages 4-18 years old from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, or until the vaccine is gone, at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough. Seasonal shots and H1N1 (mostly mist) vaccines will be available. The event is free, walk-in, rain or shine. People should be prepared to stand in line outside and dress according to the weather, according to the department.
The health department is expecting additional H1N1 vaccine shipments. When the department has vaccine hand, H1N1 appointment only clinics will be announced.
For H1N1 vaccine updates monitor the department's Web site at
www.co.orange.nc.us/health or the Flu Info Line at 245-2479.

• The health department will hold appointment-only seasonal flu clinks each Friday starting Nov. 13 through Dec. 18.
Clinics are open to adults and children. The clinics will be held from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the department's Chapel Hill and Hillsborough locations.
To make an appointment for a seasonal flu shot in Chapel Hill,
call 968-2022, ext 0. To make an appointment for a seasonal flu shot in
Hillsborough, call 245-2400. The clinic will be closed Friday, Nov. 27,
for the Thanksgiving holiday.

And, via the Chamber:

"Hillsborough Pediatrics, located in the Meadowlands, has both the H1N1 and the seasonal flu vaccines and can give them to anyone in the appropriate category (children 6 months to 24 years old, especially those under 5 and those with asthma or other illnesses; parents and caretakers of children less than 6 months old; health care workers).

You do not have to be a patient of Hillsborough Pediatrics and do not have to transfer to the practice, if you'd like to get the vaccination. Melissa Clepper-Faith, MD, and her staff believe that these are very important vaccines that can save lives in the community.
For more information, call Hillsborough Pediatrics at 919-245-3344."