MAYOR Antonio Villaraigosa joined Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health, in opening the first free H1N1 vaccine clinic in Los Angeles. The first free clinic was held Friday, October 23, at the Balboa Sports Complex, 17015 Burbank Blvd, in Encino, and provided access to the H1N1 vaccine to priority group individuals who do not have health insurance or a regular source of health care.
The groups given priority for the H1N1 vaccine are: pregnant women, people living with or caring for infants under six months of age, emergency medical services personnel and health care workers, children and young adults from six months through 24 years, and people aged 25 through 64 years with chronic medical conditions like heart or lung disease, asthma, diabetes or weakened immune systems.
Those who have health insurance and are not in the H1N1 priority groups are encouraged to obtain the vaccine from their usual sources of health care, as the vaccine becomes more widely available over the next several weeks.
A schedule of H1N1 vaccine clinics can be found on the Public Health website at www.publichealth.lacounty. gov, on www.flushotla.com , or by calling the LA County Information line at 2-1-1 from any landline or cell phone. Some private providers that are offering H1N1 vaccine may be listed on www.findaflushot.com. Additionally, certain chain pharmacies, such as Walgreens, CVS or Ralphs, may be offering H1N1 vaccine starting the first week of November. (AJPress)
( Published October 24, 2009 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. A4 )
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