| Stanislaus
County – The Public Health Department of the Health Services
Agency of Stanislaus County is canceling all of their previously scheduled
senior flu clinics for Fall 2004 as a result of the national flu vaccine
shortage. Chiron Corporation, which was scheduled to supply between 46-48
million doses of vaccine to the United States, was the source of vaccine
to be used at the senior clinics.
The Public Health Department is planning to receive a limited number
of pediatric doses of vaccine produced by Aventis Pasteur and will be
conducting several pediatric flu vaccine clinics at dates to be announced.
Pediatric clinics will be available to low-income children between 6 months
and 18 years who are high-risk or all low-income children ages 6 months
to 23 months.
The public is asked to contact their private physician or health plan
to check on availability of flu vaccine.
The Stanislaus County Public Health Department has a recorded flu hotline
at
(209) 558-8872 with information on vaccination and helpful tips for flu
season. The hotline will be updated as additional information becomes
available.
Frequent handwashing with soap and water, the use of an alcohol-based
gel hand sanitizer, and covering the mouth and nose with a tissue or shirt
sleeve when coughing and sneezing are still some of the most important
ways the public can protect themselves from spreading or contracting a
variety of illnesses such as the flu.
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