11/19/2009 10:29:00 PM H1N1 vaccinations in PV, Cottonwood on Saturday
The Daily Courier
Yavapai County Community Health Services will offer H1N1 flu vaccination clinics in Prescott Valley and Cottonwood for high-risk groups from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The Prescott Valley clinic will take place at Bradshaw Mountain High School's east campus at 6411 N. Robert Road, near the corner of Fain and Robert roads. The Cottonwood clinic will be at the County Complex at 10 S. 6th Street.
The Centers for Disease Control has defined people who are at high risk for H1N1 influenza and eligible for the vaccine at this time as:
• Pregnant women
• Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age
• Healthcare, emergency medical services personnel and school staff
• All people from 6 months through 24 years
• People aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions that put them at higher risk of medical complications from influenza, such as: chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardiovascular (except hypertension), renal, hepatic, hematological (including sickle cell disease), or metabolic disorders (including diabetes mellitus); disorders that that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions or that can increase the risk for aspiration (e.g., cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other neuromuscular disorders) and Immunosuppression, including that caused by medications or by HIV.
People who are not in the priority groups will not be eligible for vaccination at this time, said Leslie Horton, public information officer for Yavapai County Community Health Services. General vaccination clinics will begin in early December depending on vaccine availability, she said.
Download required consent and insurance forms from www.yavapaihealth.com and fill them out before coming to the clinics to move through the line more quickly, Horton advised.
People who receive the vaccine at this high-risk clinic will need to say which of the five priority groups they belong to for screening and tracking purposes.
Because of the ongoing uncertainty of H1N1 flu vaccine availability, people should check flu clinic schedules at www.yavapaihealth.com or call (928) 442-5613 in Prescott or (928) 639-8139 in Cottonwood before any clinic to assure vaccine availability.
It is possible for vaccine to run out during a clinic because of heavy demand or a vaccine shortage, Horton said. In that case, Yavapai County Community Health Services apologizes for any inconvenience, she said.
Reader Comments
Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009
Article comment by:
Grundo...you know he's right
Get your shots! Its not even necessary to prove citizenship or if you are illegal. I guess if you are going to sneak into our country and steal jobs , you maybe as well be healthy and illegal.
Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009
Article comment by:
H1N1 Shot -- No Cost To You
Rationing, there is NO COST for the H1N1 shot. If you have insurance, bring your card so it can be copied. If you don't have insurance, then you mark 'no insurance' on the form.
Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009
Article comment by:
rationing...and forget the price or cost
I'd like to thank you for pointing out the problem with health-care "reform". Namely, in your article you mention rationing several times, and you fail to mention a price or cost once. That's a good liberal! Not much surprise that no one buys your newspaper, is there?
