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November 18, 2009
H1N1 vaccinations now open for everyone
Dr. Liana Nolan, Medical Officer of Health, announced that effective today, anyone who would like to receive the H1N1 immunization may do so at any of the upcoming Region of Waterloo Public Health community clinics.
“We have a sufficient supply of the H1N1 vaccine to allow us to offer it to anyone who would like to be immunized” said Dr. Nolan. “We have recently added two new clinics to our schedule (one on November 23 in Waterloo, and one on November 30 in Kitchener) to make attending a clinic more convenient for people. H1N1 illness is still present in our community, so we encourage everyone to attend a clinic, or contact their physician to be immunized.”
As of November 16th, Region of Waterloo Public Health has already distributed 93,000 doses of H1N1 to Public Health clinics, hospitals and physicians offices. An additional 28,000 doses were received from the province yesterday and are being distributed this week to physicians, as well as supplying Public Health clinics.
Upcoming clinics for the month of November are:
November 18 – Elmira District Secondary School - University Ave. W., Elmira – 2-8 p.m.
November 19 – Preston High Secondary School – 550 Rose Ave., Cambridge – 2-8 p.m.
November 23 – Waterloo Recreation Complex – 101 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo – 2-8 p.m.
November 24 – Victoria Hills Community Centre – 10 Chopin Dr., - Kitchener – 2-8 p.m.
November 25 – Waterloo Collegiate Institute – 300 Hazel St., Waterloo – 2-8 p.m.
November 26 – Glenview Park Secondary School – 55 McKay St., Cambridge – 2-8 p.m.
November 30 – Kitchener Memorial Auditorium – 400 East Ave., Kitchener – 2-8 p.m.
The public are asked to call the health unit’s automated clinic phone line at 519-883-2324 for upcoming clinic dates. For general information about H1N1, the public can call 519-883-2289 or visit the Waterloo Region Pandemic website at www.waterlooregionpandemic.ca. Unadjuvanted vaccine for pregnant women is now available. Pregnant women are asked to call their physician or the health unit at 519-883-2272 to make an appointment to receive the vaccine.
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Media contact: Lu-Ann Procter, Coordinator, Marketing and Communications, 519-883-2244
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