City to hold H1N1 vaccine clinics

City to hold H1N1 vaccine clinics

The City of Milwaukee Health Department will hold two H1N1 vaccination clinics this week:

• Thursday, November 5, 2-7 p.m., Sarah Scott Middle School, 1017 N. 12th
  St. (about 4 miles southwest of campus); and


• Friday, November 6, 4-9 p.m., South Division High School, 1515 W.
  Lapham Blvd. (about 7 miles southwest of campus).

The vaccine at the Milwaukee clinics will be given to individuals who meet the criteria set by the State Division of Public Health:

• Pregnant women
• Children ages 6 months-18 years
• Healthcare workers with direct patient contact
• Caregivers and household contacts of infants under 6 months of age

More information about these clinics is online at
http://www.milwaukee.gov/health

As of today, Wednesday, November 4, UWM has NOT received sufficient 2009 H1N1 Influenza vaccines to schedule additional campus clinics.

Eventually UWM hopes to offer H1N1 vaccinations to all students, faculty and staff. For any clinic held by UWM, there will be no charge for the vaccines.

The latest information about H1N1 flu pertinent to UWM can be found online at:
http://www.flu.uwm.edu

Information about the different types of vaccines available (flu shotand nasal spray) can be found at:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/general.htm

H1N1 Flu update: 1 p.m., Aug. 27, 2009

From the UWM Pandemic Planning and Response Team:

A flyer titled “Action Steps to Prevent the Spread of Flu” is being
distributed today for use across the UWM campus.

The one-page document, which describes four key aspects of avoiding
and/or dealing with influenza, was created by the communications
subcommittee of the team at the request of the Academic Deans Council.
The deans said they want to help broaden awareness of the flu and will
encourage all instructors to include the flyer in each course syllabus.