10/26/09 - Madison County

H1N1 Vaccine for Jackson Health Workers
By: Holly Deasy
9:40 p.m.
 
Healthcare workers in Jackson will soon be able to receive the H1N1 vaccine at the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department.
 
According to department leaders, they have only been vaccinating emergency service personnel and their own staff due to limited supplies, but now are expanding to include all healthcare workers in Jackson..
 
Just present your facility identification this Wednesday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Thursday between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Health Department to receive your free vaccination. You are asked to use the vital records entrance.

The department is mostly offering the nasal vaccine, but a very small supply of the shot form is being offered for those who cannot have the nasal form, like pregnant women.
 
More vaccine supplies are expected in the next few weeks and the department will announce future vaccination clinics. For more information, visit www.jmchd.com.