Here is where you can go to get FREE Shots and Nasal Mist…
Public Health H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Clinic for Pregnant Women
Due to the risk of severe illness from pandemic H1N1 influenza in pregnant women, Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) will offer H1N1 flu shots to pregnant women who are residents of Orange County by appointment only starting Friday, October 30, 2009.
• The H1N1 vaccine offered to pregnant women in HCA clinics is thimerasol (mercury preservative) free
• No doctor’s referral is required
• The vaccination is free
Please call 1-800-564-8448 to make an appointment if you are pregnant and would like to be vaccinated.
Appointments are available Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Closed for lunch from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM)
Clinic location:
County of Orange Health Care Agency
1725 W. Seventeenth Street – Google map
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Free Parking
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Children’s H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
Nasal spray H1N1 influenza vaccinations are available for
• Healthy children 2 through 9 years of age
• Healthy close contacts of infants younger than 6 months of age (must be 2 through 49 years of age)
Saturday, November 7, 2009 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Cox Communications – Google map
29947 Avenida De Las Banderas
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Fullerton College – Google map
321 East Chapman Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
Cypress City Hall – Google map
5275 Orange Ave
Cypress, CA 90630
Call the Health Care Agency’s Health Referral Line at 800-564-8448.
Resources:
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• California Department of Public Health
I have been trying to get an answer about the timing of flu shots, here is some info from the web that I found, but before you go ahead and do this, always ask your own Doctor for their advice….
My questions was can I get both flu shots at once… in short here is the answer;
(You can get 2 flu shots at once but not 2 nasal sprays)
Q: Can a person who is considered to be at risk for health problems get both a regular flu shot and a swine flu shot? If so, how many days apart should the shots be given? –
A: Yes. You can get both shots even if you’re not at risk – assuming you live in a perfect world where both vaccines are available.
The key word in your question is “shot,” as opposed to the nasal-spray vaccine.
If both vaccinations are shots, according to Central District Health Department spokesman Dave Fotsch, you can get them both on the same day.
If one of the vaccinations is a shot and the other a spray, you still can get them both on the same day.
If both aren’t available on the same day, or you don’t have time to get both on the same day, it’s okay to get them on different days. The time you wait between them isn’t critical.
If both are nasal sprays, however, the timing is critical. You have to wait 28 days, between nasal-spray vaccinations.
That isn’t an issue for at-risk people because they’re not allowed to get the nasal spray. It’s used only for healthy people who are between the ages of 2 and 49 and not pregnant.
“Healthy people,” incidentally, doesn’t include those with asthma or diabetes. The spray is made from live (though weakened) virus that could pose a risk to those who don’t qualify for it.
susan
