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H1N1 vaccine on its way, health department says
The Ohio Department of Health expects 61,500 nasal spray doses of the H1N1 vaccine to arrive within 24 hours and more doses will arrive each week after that and stockpiles of anti-virual medications are being distributed to local health departments, according to Health Department Director Alvin Jackson.
Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday, Oct. 7, signed an emergency order that authorizes the state’s 17,000 emergency medical technicians to administer immunizations, if needed.
Strickland, Jackson and other government officials are urging Ohioans to get the seasonal flu shot or spray immediately and the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available. They’re also advising adults and children to stay home when they are sick, wash their hands frequently with soap and water, and cough or sneeze into their elbow.
The Ohio Department of Health has flu information on its web site, www.odh.ohio.gov, and available during business hours by calling (866) 800-1404.
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By mjgranvi
October 8, 2009 11:04 AM | Link to this
phylg: Dr. Gupta got the H1N1 flu and that’s what made him “the sickest he’s ever been”. He did NOT get the H1N1 vaccine!By phylg
October 7, 2009 6:56 PM | Link to this
I was going to get this vaccine but after I heard Dr Gupta from CNN say after he got it; that was the sickest he ever was I decided against it.. Good Luck everyone!By phylg
October 7, 2009 6:56 PM | Link to this
I was going to get this vaccine but after I heard Dr Gupta from CNN say after he got it; that was the sickest he ever was I decided against it.. Good Luck everyone!