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Flu Vaccine Information
| Vaccination is the best protection against the flu. Everyone should get vaccinated each year, to be protected against H1N1 and other strains of flu. H1N1 no longer requires a separate vaccination; it is just one of the three strains that are always included in the regular seasonal vaccine. |
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Days/Times
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Cost
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Locations
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Monday - Friday
Between
1pm and 4pm
(excluding holidays and days that
the clinics will be closed
for county furlough)
No
appointment necessary, subject to availability and space.
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Cost:
$25*
* No cost for people with Medi-Cal, Medicare, Healthy Families or Healthy Kids.
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Santa
Cruz Health Center
1080 Emeline Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA (454-4100)
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Watsonville County Health Clinic
9 Crestview Drive, Watsonville
(831) 763-8400
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Vaccine
Availability:
Thimerosal-free
vaccine is currently available for pregnant women and children 6
to 36 months of age.
It
is now recommended that everyone six months or older get vaccinated
against the flu each year. This is especially important for the
following groups:
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Children aged 6
months to 18 years of age,
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Pregnant women,
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People 50 years of
age and older,
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People of any age
with certain chronic medical conditions,
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People who live in
nursing homes and other long term care facilities,
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People who live
with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu,
including:
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Household contacts
of persons at high risk for complications from the flu (see
above),
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Household contacts
and out-of-home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age
(these children are too young to be vaccinated),
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Healthcare workers.
The
following sources may also have the flu shot available:
If
you have questions about flu vaccine, call 454-4343 (at
the end of the message, during business hours, you will be able to
speak to a public health nurse).
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