12/9/2009 - NEWS ADVISORY
City of Portland
389 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
www.portlandmaine.gov
CONTACT: Nicole Clegg, 207-756-8173, 207-272-4477 (cell) nicoleclegg@portlandmaine.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2009

Portland Offers H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Friday
Free clinic open to priority groups

What: Friday, the City of Portland, HHSD’s Public Health Division will offer a free H1N1 flu vaccination clinic for the following priority groups:
• Children and young adults, ages 6 months through 24 years,
• Pregnant and postpartum* women (*recently given birth),
• Household contacts and caregivers for children under 6 months of age,
• Adults ages 25 through 64 years old who have chronic health conditions that put them at risk, and
• Health care personnel who are in frequent contact with high risk patients and infectious materials.

Boosters will be made available for children six months through nine years who show record of a first shot at least one month earlier.

For more information specific to the Friday clinic, call (207) 482-5000. For information about H1N1 flu, the H1N1 flu vaccine and flu clinics statewide, visit: www.maineflu.gov, or dial 211.

H1N1 Clinic: Friday, December 11, 2009
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Portland Community Health Center
180 Park Avenue (first floor), Portland

H1N1 Clinic: Friday, December 18, 2009 - Open to children aged six months - nine
8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Riverton Community School, Recreation Community Room
1600 Forest Ave, Portland

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