H1N1 vaccine available here, King County pharmacies
November 10, 2009
By Staff
Pharmacies in King County — including the pharmacy at the Northwest Gilman Boulevard QFC — have received 15,000 doses of H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine, the local health department announced last week.Many of the 44 participating pharmacies will take appointments by phone; some will hold walk-up clinics without appointment in the coming week.
Go to www.kingcounty.gov/health/H1N1 and follow the link “Learn more information about H1N1 vaccine availability at pharmacies” to see the list of participating pharmacies.
With limited national vaccine supplies, Public Health – Seattle & King County officials had to delay a plan to make the vaccine widely available through community venues. As more vaccine becomes available, additional vaccination sites, including community clinics, will become available.
People eligible to receive vaccine through pharmacies include pregnant women, children, health care and emergency workers, and people with chronic conditions and weakened immune systems.
The amount of vaccine at pharmacies will be limited, with each pharmacy receiving a few hundred doses each. The vaccine will be resupplied to pharmacies as more becomes available in the coming weeks.
Many pharmacies are unable to vaccinate babies and young children because the staff is not licensed or trained to do so. Residents who want to vaccinate children should check with pharmacies and with health care providers because the vaccine is continuing to arrive.
People should bring their health insurance information to a pharmacy; they may need to submit a receipt to their insurance companies for reimbursement.
With the latest deliveries, King County has received about 142,000 doses of vaccine. A new allocation of about 71,000 doses is being ordered for delivery to the county. Most of the vaccine is being made available through health care providers.
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