KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Flu season is here and it's the time to consider getting a seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control says each flu vaccine contains three influenza viruses. The viruses in the vaccine change each year based on international surveillance and scientists' predictions about which strains will circulate in a given year. Maxim Health Systems is offering seasonal flu shots at area Target and Costco stores in September, October and November 2009. If you have any questions about swine flu, Missouri health officials have started a hotline number to provide answers. It will be staffed 24 hours a day. Just call 1-877-FLU-4141. Some flu shot clinics have been canceled due to limited availability of the vaccine.
Drexel, Mo.
Drexel Pharmacy says they have H1N1 mist available for people ages 12 to 49.
They are currently out of injectable vaccine, but expect to get more.
They are located at 203 East Main Street in Drexel, Mo.
Phone number is (816) 657-2448.
Jackson County H1N1 Clinics
Lee’s Summit School District students, faculty and staff.
John Knox Village
The Pavilion
520 NW Murray Road
Lees Summit, MO 64081
Date: Monday, January 4, 2010
Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Blue Springs School District students, faculty and staff
Paul Consiglio Education Center
1501 NW Jefferson Street
Blue Springs, MO
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Grain Valley School District students, faculty and staff
Grain Valley Community Center
713 South Main Street
Grain Valley, MO 64029
Date: Monday, January 11, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Raytown School District students, faculty and staff
Raytown City Hall
10000 East 59th Street
Raytown, Missouri 64133
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Jackson County Health Department would like to encourage all who have not previously received this vaccine to make an extra effort to come and receive your vaccination before the next anticipated wave of H1N1 influenza circulates.
Johnson County, Kan., Free H1N1 Vaccines
The Johnson County Health Department is now offering free H1N1 vaccine during regular clinic hours at both department locations: In Mission, Kan., at 6000 Lamar, Suite 140 and in Olathe at 11875 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 300. Clinic hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Olathe location offers later clinic hours, from 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., on the first Monday of each month. Vaccine will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to an increase in the amount of vaccine available, anyone interested in getting vaccinated will be able to do so. It is still especially important for individuals in these high-risk categories to receive vaccine: Pregnant women Persons who live with or provide regular care for infants less than six months of age (parents, siblings, daycare providers, etc.) Healthcare and emergency services personnel Persons six months through 24 years of age Persons 25 through 64 who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenzarelated complications Save some time! Consent forms as well as vaccine information sheets are provided at www.jocoflu.org. For additional information, go to www.jocoflu.org or call the flu information line at (913) 826-1263 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Kansas City, Mo. - Free Ongoing H1N1 Clinics
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Health Department has scheduled ongoing H1N1 flu vaccination clinic hours at the Health Department, 2400 Troost Ave., to meet the ongoing demand for vaccine.
Beginning Monday, Dec. 14, free H1N1 vaccinations will be available to everyone ages 6 months old and up at the following times:
Mondays from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1-6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.
Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information about the clinics, call the Health Department, (816) 513-6008.
Platte County Flu Shot clinics
The Platte County Health Department is now offering H1N1 vaccination clinics for the following priority groups, as identified by the CDC: • People who live with or care for children under 6 months of age • Children ages 6 months – 4 years of age • Children ages 5-18 with chronic medical conditions • Health care and emergency services personnel with direct patient contact Only Platte County residents are eligible for these clinics and the vaccine is free. You may fill out the consent form prior to coming. Requirements: • Please bring proof of Platte County Residency • Please bring physician’s order for the H1N1 vaccine if you have chronic medical conditions The clinics will be held: Wednesdays (beginning October 21) at the Parkville location, 1201 East Street (lower level), from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Fridays (beginning October 23) at the Platte City location, 212 Marshall Road (lower level), from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Currently the Platte County Health Department has not received preservative free vaccine which is recommended for pregnant women. As soon as more vaccine becomes available the priority groups will be expanded until everyone who wants to receive the vaccine will be able to do so.
Mollen healthcare professionals will administer H1N1 flu shots in select stores in Missouri beginning January 6, 2010. Customers will find specific dates, times and locations for the H1N1 vaccination clinic at www.flushotsusa.walmart.com. Medicaid, Medicare, or private health plans may cover part or all of the cost of the immunization; customers pay the lesser of the $15 or the co-pay as designated by their third-party payer.
Wyandotte County H1N1 Vaccinations - Updated Nov. 17, 2009
The Public Health Department of the Unified Government of KCK/Wyandotte County, 6th & Ann Ave., KCK, is now providing H1N1 vaccinations during regular clinic hours to Wyandotte County residents who are in the following priority groups:
• Pregnant Women.
• Persons who live with or provide care for infants aged <6 months such as parents, siblings, and daycare providers.
• Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel.
• Children and young adults ages 6 months through 24 years.
• Persons ages 25 through 64 years of age who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.
Regular clinic hours are:
• Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Joe Connor, director of the Public Health Department states that: “Over twenty-one thousand doses of H1N1 vaccine have been allocated and distributed throughout Wyandotte County to 34 different providers. Residents who are not in the current priority groups to receive the vaccine are asked to please be patient until more vaccine is allocated and distributed to local providers later this month and next month, at which time the vaccine may then be available to the
general public. In Wyandotte County we are currently partnering with thirty-four different providers to administer the H1N1 vaccine in the community.”
Measures that individuals can do to protect one’s self, your family and co-workers from H1N1 influenza are get your flu shot when available, wash your hands often, cover your coughs and sneezes in the bend of your elbow and stay home when you are ill.
Questions concerning H1N1 can be directed to the Unified Government Public Health Department at 913-573-6712, or to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment hotline toll-free number at 1-877-427-7317 (Spanish speaking operators will be available to answer questions from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday). You can email your questions to: H1N1FluInfo@kdheks.gov
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