ERMA — The Cape May County Department of Health will be vaccinating all Cape May County residents at the Thursday, December 17th H1N1 public flu vaccination clinic.
“We are pleased that the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has expanded H1N1 vaccination beyond target groups to include all persons who are interested in protecting themselves against the H1N1 flu,” said Freeholder Gerald Thornton.
The H1N1 public flu clinic will be held Thursday, Dec. 17 at the Richard M. Teitelman School at 687 Route 9 in Erma from 4 to 7 p.m.
“The Department will be able to provide 2,500 H1N1 flu vaccines at this clinic,” said Health Officer Kevin Thomas. Additional H1N1 flu clinics will be scheduled at areas around the county after the New Year. “We want to hold clinics near where people live, to make it as convenient as possible for people to get vaccinated,” added Thomas.
As a reminder, children less than 10 years of age need to receive a booster dose to be fully protected. The booster dose should be given ideally 28 days after the first dose, but it can be given after a minimum of 21 days. Children less than 10 who received their first dose before Thanksgiving (November 26) can receive a booster dose at the December 17th clinic.
Free flu safety kits will be given to the first 250 people at the H1N1 flu clinic. Patient consent forms are available to download at www.cmchealth.net .
Certain persons should not receive the H1N1 flu vaccine. Similar to seasonal flu, persons with a severe allergy to eggs or any of the vaccine components, who have had a severe reaction to a previous flu vaccine, or who have been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome will need a prescription from their physician to get a flu vaccine.
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