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The Washoe County Health District has announced new H1N1 vaccine clinic dates. In following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Washoe County Health District has scheduled three additional novel H1N1 flu vaccination clinics for those who are at greater risk of getting the novel H1N1 flu or of developing potentially serious complications if they do become ill with the virus:
· Clinic #1 Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:30 to 11 a.m. - This time is reserved for only healthcare provider office workers (one of the high-risk groups because infections among healthcare workers have been reported and this can be a potential source of infection for vulnerable patients; also, increased absenteeism in this population could reduce healthcare system capacity). Members of this group are being contacted by the Washoe County Health District and will be provided with special registration instructions. Please call 775.328.2432 if you need more information. 600 wristbands are being reserved for this healthcare provider office workers clinic. Wristbands that are not reserved by healthcare provider office staff will be made available to the general high-risk groups. Therefore, healthcare providers should not reserve wristbands that are unlikely to be used by their staff (see “Paperwork and Wristband Distribution” below). · Clinic #2 Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:30 to 3:30 p.m. - Although anyone in a high-risk group (including healthcare provider office workers who were not able to register for Clinic #1) can register for this clinic, it is targeted primarily to those in the high-risk groups whose school and/or work schedules make it difficult to attend a weekday clinic. 1,600 wristbands will be reserved for this clinic. · Clinic #3 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. - Anyone in a high-risk group can register for this clinic. 1,800 wristbands will be reserved for this clinic. PAPERWORK AND WRISTBAND DISTRIBUTION Forms, color-coded wristbands and corresponding times for participants to return to get vaccinated at Clinic #2 or #3 will be distributed on Friday, November 13, 2009 beginning at 7 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis while supply lasts. Wristbands not reserved by healthcare office provider staff for Clinic #1 will be made available to the general high-risk groups at this time. In an effort to accommodate individual schedules, we will make every effort to provide a wristband whose color corresponds to a vaccination time that will work for you. Wristbands and forms will NOT be distributed on Saturday or Tuesday. You MUST pick them up on Friday and MUST bring them with you in order to be vaccinated. You do not need to pick up your wristband and paperwork in person as long as you are in a high-risk group. For example, a parent can pick up a wristband and paperwork for a child that they intend to bring back on Saturday to be vaccinated without bringing the child with them on Friday. Participants for all clinics will be asked to complete and sign a form certifying that they are in a high-risk group. Adults need to bring a photo ID to verify their age. PARKING AND BUILDING ACCESS Paperwork/wristband distribution and all vaccination clinics will take place at the Washoe County Administrative Complex 1001 East Ninth Street, Reno. In response to community feedback, we’ve made the following changes for easier access. Please follow these directions for both paperwork/wristband distribution and vaccination: Disabled/handicapped/special needs access Those who have difficulty walking or standing may enter at the first gate on Wells Avenue, about a block north of the intersection of East Ninth Street and Wells. You may park in a special reserved area next to Building B (click here for link to map http://www.washoecounty.us/repository/images/4/clinic-map.gif ). Enter the main entrance of the Health Department (Building B) and check in with the staff in the lobby that will help expedite the process. All others Please enter at the main gates to the Complex on East Ninth Street, about a block east of the intersection of East Ninth Street and Wells Avenue (click here for link to map http://www.washoecounty.us/repository/images/4/clinic-map.gif). After parking your vehicle, you may enter through the doors at Building D (Assessor/Comptroller/Treasurer’s offices). Staff and/or signs will guide you to the locations for paperwork/wristband distribution and vaccination clinics. ADDITIONAL VACCINATION CLINIC INFORMATION It is very important that you return to get vaccinated at your designated time. People who reserve a space and then don’t show up take away an opportunity for vaccination from someone else. Each participant attending a Washoe County Health District clinic is expected to behave appropriately by showing courtesy and respect to others. Inappropriate behavior (such as cutting in front of others already in line) or altercations of any kind will not be tolerated. H1N1 FLU VACCINE LOCATOR In addition to the public immunization clinics that continue to be schedule by health departments in various parts of Nevada, private healthcare providers who have enrolled with the Nevada State Health Division to get novel H1N1 vaccine for the purpose of vaccinating their patients are beginning to receive their vaccine. A list of both public and private novel H1N1 flu vaccine providers can be accessed at http://flu.nv.gov/H1N1_FluVaccineLocator.htm. As you review the list of private healthcare providers of the novel H1N1 vaccine, please keep the following in mind: · All private healthcare providers in Nevada are eligible to enroll in the program to get vaccine for their patients. However, not all Nevada healthcare providers have chosen to enroll. · Of those who have chosen to enroll, not all have received their vaccine, though vaccine will be shipped to them as more becomes available. · Of those who have chosen to enroll, some have decided to reserve their vaccine for only established patients. An established patient is someone who has seen the healthcare provider at least once prior to requesting a novel H1N1 flu vaccination. · As with the public clinics that are being held, private healthcare providers currently are vaccinating only those in the high-risk groups (click on this link for a description of the high-risk groups http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm). · Private healthcare providers who have not yet enrolled to get vaccine for their patients can do so by completing the online registration process at http://www.flu.nv.gov/HealthCare_ProviderEnrollment.htm. · The list of private healthcare providers who have ordered vaccine will be updated each Friday morning (except holidays). · If your private healthcare provider is not on this list, please o Check this list again for updates, as newly registered providers will continue to be added. o Click on the public clinic link to see if there is a public vaccination clinic scheduled in your area. New clinic dates and times will continue to be added for the foreseeable future.
