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December 2, 2009
H1N1/Seasonal Flu Clinics Announced
Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Waterloo Region, today announced an additional H1N1 clinic, and confirmed that seasonal flu clinics are set to begin.
“Demand for the H1N1 immunization remains healthy in our community,” noted Dr. Wang, “so we’ve added an additional H1N1 clinic to our schedule on December 8th, in Cambridge.”
Dr. Wang confirmed that beginning with the December 9th clinic, residents will be able to be immunized for both the H1N1 AND seasonal flu at the community clinics. “We’re transitioning to our seasonal flu clinics, but the H1N1 immunization will continue to be available at our clinics. The province has also given permission to workplaces to begin offering both seasonal and H1N1 immunizations to their employees starting next week, so that will give people another option for receiving their immunization.”
Upcoming H1N1clinics:
December 2nd – Huron Heights Secondary School – 1825 Strasburg Rd., Kitchener – 2-8 p.m.
December 3rd – St. David’s Catholic Secondary School – 4 High Street, Waterloo – 2-8 p.m.
December 7th – Resurrection Secondary School – 455 University Ave., W., Kitchener – 2-8 p.m.
December 8th – Southwood Secondary School – 30 Southwood Drive, Cambridge – 2-8 p.m.
Upcoming Seasonal and H1N1 clinics:
December 9th – Elmira District Secondary School – 4 University Avenue, Elmira – 2-8 p.m.
December 10th – Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex – 101 Father David Bauer Drive – 2-8 p.m.
December 15th – Forest Heights Collegiate Institute – 255 Fischer-Hallman Rd., Kitchener – 2-8 p.m.
Note: There will be a clinic offered in Cambridge the week of December 14th – the date and location is still to be determined.
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 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. Any persons with accessibility issues who are unable to access the vaccines through their physicians and who would have difficulty accessing the vaccine in a mass clinic setting are invited to call 519-883-2272 to make an appointment to receive the vaccine. Most physicians, and some Urgent Care clinics are also offering both the seasonal and H1N1 vaccine.
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Media contact: Lu-Ann Procter, Coordinator, Marketing & Communications, 519-883-2244
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