The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is urging the public to get vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus to protect against pandemic H1N1 and prevent another outbreak of the disease. Children under 10 need two doses to get the best protection against the H1N1 virus.
If you have not received your H1N1 vaccination, you should get it as soon as possible. Contact your healthcare provider to see if they have received the H1N1 vaccine. Retail pharmacies are also offering the H1N1 flu vaccination. To find a retail provider near you, enter your zip code in the Flu Vaccine Locator box at www.sccphd.org/h1n1vaccine.
The Public Health Department is offering free H1N1 flu vaccinations for people who don’t have health insurance or for those whose medical providers do not have the vaccine. . The clinic is located at 976 Lenzen Ave., Suite 1500, San Jose, 95126. The clinic is open Monday – Friday, 8:15 am – 11:30 am & 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Vaccinations are available on a walk-in basis only and appointments are no longer necessary. For more information please call 408-885-3980.
The H1N1 flu may be leveling off, but it isn’t going away. While the number of cases is down, serious illness and even deaths are still happening in Santa Clara County. In fact, we are seeing more people sick with the flu than we normally do this time of year.
The California Department of Public Health estimates that 4.3 million Californians have already been infected with the H1N1 flu. As of January 8, 2010, 14.9 million doses of vaccine had been shipped to health care providers in California. But California’s population is more than 36 million people, which means millions of Californians have not gotten sick or received the vaccine and are still at risk for getting the H1N1 flu.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself against the H1N1 flu virus. Now is a good time to get vaccinated because the H1N1 vaccine is more widely available. Getting vaccinated could also help prevent a third wave of serious illness caused by the pandemic H1N1. Historically, pandemic flu outbreaks come in waves. The first wave of illness was in the spring and early summer of 2009. The second wave is declining now. It is impossible to predict if or when there will be a third wave, but it is very unlikely H1N1 will disappear completely.
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