800 Vaccinated Against H1N1
Posted: 1/4/10
Families took advantage of the inoculations to protect themselves against contracting swine flu, said Marissa Carmolli, coordinator of Infection Prevention at Parkview. A few residents older than age 90 appeared at the clinic. Vaccines were given out on a first-come, first-served basis and another flu clinic was scheduled in January to serve families who could not attend in December, she said.
Medical staff administered the vaccines on a walk-in basis and gave out teddy bears to children aged four and older, who were inoculated.
Although some pharmacies charge as much as $18 for the H1N1 shot, Parkview provided the vaccines for free. A few residents donated a combined $105 to help defray the hospital’s expense.
The vaccine to protect against the H1N1 influenza virus will be the same for the entire influenza season, which extends into the spring of 2010.