Durham H1N1 vaccine by appointment at county Health Department

Durham's mass-vaccination clinics have certainly made for headlines and compelling news photographs in the Herald-Sun.

As even the Durham County Health Department has noted, it's been years since such a public health emergency required such activities, and they've been learning, or make that re-learning, as they went. (Worth noting that the clinics, in which 1,500-2,500+ vaccines have been distributed on any given day, have generally gotten very favorable praise for their organization and execution per the H-S.)

The County announced on Friday that while mass vaccination clinics may happen again in the next month or so, the department is moving to by-appointment administration at the Health Department's E. Main St. offices.

Clinics will be held every Tue. and Thu., from 9am until 6:30pm, starting this Tuesday (but taking a break for Turkey Day.) Per the Health Dept.'s press release:

Vaccination clinics will be geared toward people who are a part of the target group identified by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention.  These individuals include pregnant women, people who live with or care for infants younger than six months of age, anyone from six months through 24 years of age, anyone from 25 through 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions or a weakened immune system, and health care and emergency medical personnel.  All children that receive the vaccine must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

To schedule an appointment, call the department at 919-560-7882; visit their web site for more information.

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[Todd P.]

You can also get the vaccine at a Duke-related doctor's office or urgent care, as noted on the map here:

http://www.dukehealth.org/locations/h1n1_vaccine_availability/index