Are you eligible for the H1N1 vaccine?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends conditions be placed on those who can be vaccinated first against H1N1 flu.
Bellin Health is now vaccinating those patients who are the most vulnerable to the H1N1 virus, including:

  • Pregnant women
  • Persons who live with or provide care for infants age 6 months or younger (examples: parents, siblings, daycare providers)
  • Health care and emergency medical services personnel who have direct contact with patients or infectious material
  • Children aged 6 months-4 years
  • Children and adolescents aged 5-18 years who have chronic medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications

Please call (920) 445-7313 or call your regular Bellin Health Family Medical Center to schedule an appointment. Vaccine supplies are limited and will be dispensed by appointment only and on a first-come, first-served basis.

16
Nov
2009
Diabetes, H1N1 Not a Good Mix
H1N1
Monday, November 16, 2009 11:10 AM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held its regular H1N1 flu media update last week and specifically focused on one high-risk group that has been hit hard with complications from H1N1 – people with diabetes.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, headed the media update and strongly encouraged people with diabetes to get inoculated as the vaccine is made available to them.

“People with diabetes have an increased risk of severe illness from any flu. And when people with diabetes get flu, it can be more difficult for them to manage their blood sugar,” Schuchat said. “We know that people hospitalized with H1N1 influenza who have diabetes have a good chance of ending up in the intensive care unit.”

Schuchat said diabetes patients seeking vaccination should get the H1N1 shot, not the nasal spray.

Bellin Health continues to encourage patients in high-risk categories to get vaccinated.

“We’ve been sending out letters specifically targeting specific high-risk populations and encouraging such patients to come in and get vaccinated,” said Carol Bess, an infection preventionist at Bellin. “Vaccination is the best possible means of preventing infection from H1N1 influenza.”

 

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