H1N1 Vaccine To Be Distributed

 
WITH THE H1N1 VACCINE NOW IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO ADMINISTER THE VACCINE TO THOSE MOST AT RISK, BUT SAY EVENTUALLY EVERYONE CAN GET IMMUNIZED.
TODAY COUNTY HEALTH WORKERS WERE REFRIGERATING BOXES OF THE H1N1 VACCINE TO LATER DISTRIBUTE OUT TO LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
THE ARRIVALS HAVE BEEN UNPREDICTABLE, SO DAY BY DAY THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT EVALUATES WHAT’S AVAILABLE AND WHO GETS IT.
RIGHT NOW STUDENTS, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
SOME ARE SHOTS BUT MANY COME IN THE FORM OF A NASAL SPRAY FOR CHILDREN, WHO WILL BE GIVEN THE VACCINE DURING SCHOOL- BASED CLINICS STARTING ON TUESDAY.
FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE AT THE SCHOOL CLINICS IN THEIR AREA.
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL WORKERS ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IMMUNIZED SO THEY STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP PATIENTS SAFE.
THE C- D- C HAS FIVE RISK GROUPS; HUMBOLDT COUNTY IS TARGETING THREE OF THE FIVE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST DOSES OF THE H1N1 VACCINE AVAILABLE.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY EVENTUALLY ANYONE WHO WANTS THE VACCINE WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT, HOPEFULLY BY SPRING.