Torrington Area Health District :: H1N1 Vaccination Clinics this Saturday, November 14th

Are you getting the H1N1 vaccine? Are you eligible? Where can you get it? When?!

If you find yourself asking these questions, well come on down to the Torrington Area Health District!

Well, more specifically: come on down to the Torrington Middle School on Saturday, November 14th - by appointment only.

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Here is the pertinent information: 

For Immediate Release
Contact: Leslie Polito  @ 860-626-6640
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm to schedule appointments

Torrington Area Health District
H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
This clinic is by appointment only*
(Vaccinations are free-of-charge)

The Torrington Area Health District has received another shipment of H1N1 vaccine. It will be offered to eligible residents of Bantam, Bethlehem, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, Norfolk, N. Canaan, Plymouth, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Watertown, and Winsted. Eligibility is based on the recommendations outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH).

This clinic will provide an  injectable vaccine which contains thimerosal.

Injectable Vaccine - This vaccine contains thimerosal, a mercury based preservative. Those eligible for this vaccine are:

Pregnant women

Household contacts and caregivers of infants less than 6 months old

Children 5 to 18 years who have high risk medical conditions**

Healthcare workers and EMS personnel with direct patient care (This includes school nurses and the staff in private medical offices.)

All children aged 6 months through 83 months (age 6 months through 6 years)

** High risk medical conditions are defined as: pregnancy; asthma and other chronic lung disease; heart disease; kidney or liver disease; cancer; blood disorders; diabetes, neurological disorders (i.e. epilepsy, cerebral palsy, brain or spinal cord injuries; moderate to profound intellectual disability or developmental delay); neuromuscular disorders (i.e. muscular dystrophy; multiple sclerosis); or weakened immune system due to illness or medications.

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 
10:00 am - 2:00pm 
Torrington Middle School

YOU MUST PRE -REGISTER for this clinic by calling 860-626-6640 for an appointment beginning on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 between the hours of 8:00am - 4:00pm.  Please note this is a new phone number to call to book your appointments. 

Important Note: 

This clinic is by appointment only

Walk-ins cannot be accommodated

Vaccine being offered is specifically for H1N1 Influenza (swine flu), not seasonal influenza

TAHD will schedule more clinics as nasal and injectable H1N1 vaccine is allotted by the CT Department of Public Health.  Interested persons should check the Torrington Area Health District website (www.tahd.org) and the TAHD hotline 860-626-6640 frequently since target groups for vaccination will change depending on the type of vaccine that is received from the Department.