Panhandle Health District

                                                             8500 N. Atlas Road         Hayden, Idaho  83835

www.phd1.idaho.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      Date:     November 6, 2009                     

Contact:                                                                            Released by: Jeanne Bock, Director                     

Cynthia Taggart

Public Information Officer

(208) 415-5108

(208) 818-7288 (cell)

Health District Vaccination Clinic for all Target Groups

Hayden—The Panhandle Health District (PHD) will provide H1N1 vaccinations to people in all vaccination target groups by appointment in clinics in each of the five northern counties on Saturday, Nov. 7.

The target groups are:

• Pregnant women;
• People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months old;
• Anyone between the ages of 6 months through 24 years;
• People from age 25 through 64 with chronic health conditions such as asthma or diabetes;
• Healthcare and emergency response workers.
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              “We want to make sure that the people the CDC has identified as needing it most get it as soon as we have it,” said Jeanne Bock, PHD director. “We’ve had many calls from people in the target groups who are worried and want the vaccine. Now that we have it, we want them to have it.”

              For the 1,200 doses of vaccine available in the nasal flu mist and the injectable form, PHD will take appointments Friday, Nov. 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on its toll-free appointment line, 1-877-415-5225. The vaccination clinics will be open:

• 10 a.m. to noon in Boundary, Benewah and Shoshone counties;
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bonner County;
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Kootenai County.

          For updated information on H1N1 vaccination clinics in the five northern counties, visit www.phd1.idaho.gov or call PHD’s toll-free H1N1 hotline—1-866-528-3501.