H1N1 Flu Information for SY 2009-2010
Link Update (December 15, 2009):
Click here for 2-page PDF regarding County offering H1N1 vaccine on December 16 at Queeny Park (posted Dec. 15, 2009).
Click here for 2-page PDF letter to parents regarding District offering second dose at H1N1 clinic on December 12, 2009.(posted Dec. 7, 2009) - see letter below
Click here for link to NURSES' NOTES with information about immunizations (updated Dec. 1, 2009)
County announces second round of H1N1 clinics on December 5, 2009 (posted Nov. 30, 2009)
Click here for H1N1 Vaccine Clinic Flyer (Oct. 28, 29, Nov. 7)
Click here for 1-page PDF letter from Superintendent to all parents/guardians dated Sept. 28, 2009
Click here for 2-page PDF letter to parents regarding Flynn Park H1N1 rumor dated Sept. 24, 2009
Click here for 2-page PDF letter from Superintendent to all parents/guardians dated Sept. 10, 2009
For Immediate Release: NEWS from Saint Louis County Department of Health
H1N1 Vaccine Clinic at Queeny Park
SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, MO – (December 14, 2009) The Saint Louis County Department of Health will be offering H1N1 vaccine to county residents free of charge on Wednesday, December 16th from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Queeny Park.
“This is another step the department is taking to make the H1N1
vaccine more available to the general public now that the CDC
priority group guidelines have been lifted,” said Dr. Dolores J.
Gunn, Director of the County Health Department. “We will be
announcing additional locations in the near future.”
The Queeny Park facility is located at 550 Weidman Road in Ballwin.
No appointment is necessary to attend; however, the vaccine cannot
be given to children under the age of 6 months.
In addition to the Wednesday event at Queeny Park, the health
department will continue to offer H1N1 vaccine on a daily basis at
two of its three health centers.
The vaccine is available free of charge at the North Central Community Health Center, 4000 Jennings Station Road in Pine Lawn, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except Thursday when the H1N1 clinic is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The vaccine is also available at the South County Health Center, 4580 South Lindbergh Boulevard in Sunset Hills, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except Wednesday when the H1N1 clinic is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Both health centers will be closed on Friday, December 18th; Friday, December 25th, and Friday, January 1st for in-service training and for the holidays. Regular Friday business hours will resume on Friday, January 7th, 2010.
The health department has already received more than 270,000
doses of H1N1 vaccine. Additional shipments are expected to
continue throughout the flu season.
Despite the availability of additional vaccine, the health
department emphasizes that residents should not lower their guard.
The traditional methods of prevention remain important:
• Cover your mouth whenever you sneeze or cough.
• Wash your hands regularly, especially after sneezing, coughing,
or blowing your nose.
• Keep a distance of three feet between you and other people.
• Stay home if you are sick (or keep your children home if they are
sick).
• Go home if you become sick (or pick your children up from school
early if they become sick).
For more information, please visit the Health Department’s flu
website at:
www.SaintLouisCountyFlu.com
Media Contact: John C. Shelton; Office (314) 615-8922; Pager
(314) 460-6148; jshelton@stlouisco.com
Alternate Media Contact: Craig LeFebvre; Office (314) 615-0116;
Cell (314) 591-9502; clefebvre@stlouisco.com
