Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Due to a limited quantity of seasonal flu vaccine, Onondaga County Health Department is no longer accepting appointments for seasonal flu shots. There will be no 'walk-ins' at this year's flu clinics. You must have a previously scheduled appointment in order to receive your flu vaccine. Visit www.onflu.net or call 435-5752 for updates.
Your own doctor may be your best option for getting seasonal flu vaccine. Many health care providers have received supplies of seasonal flu vaccine, while other providers are still waiting to receive their vaccines. Providers will continue to receive vaccines in the coming weeks, and vaccination for seasonal flu will continue through November and December, in time to provide protection against the seasonal flu. Check with your regular health care provider to see if he/she will offer their patients the seasonal flu vaccine. There may also be other sources of seasonal flu vaccine available locally, such as pharmacies and other retail outlets. Check www.flucliniclocator.org to see if there are any vaccine clinics scheduled at retail outlets near you.
Pneumonia Shots
Pneumonia shots will also be available at the Onondaga County Health Department Flu Clinics as well as year-round at our Immunization Clinic located at
the Dr. William A. Harris Health Clinic,
301 Slocum Avenue in Syracuse.
Novel H1N1 Flu Vaccine
At this time, individuals in the priority groups below are recommended to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine. Once individuals in these priority groups have had a chance to get vaccinated, and there is adequate supply, H1N1 flu vaccine should be available to the general population. The priority groups for H1N1 vaccine are:
• Pregnant women
• Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age
• Health care and emergency medical services workers
• All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
• People aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of serious illness and medical complications from the flu.
Many physicians have already started to receive vaccine and many more will also start receiving vaccine in the coming weeks. If you are in one of the priority groups, contact your physician's office to see if they have vaccine. If your child is school-age, go to your school district's website to register your child for your district's H1N1 school clinic. These school clinics are exclusively for students and are being held at designated school district locations.
Please note that children through nine years of age (under 10 years) should get two doses of H1N1 vaccine about four weeks apart. Older children and adults need only one dose. Parents should call their child's primary care provider for the second dose. |
