Thursday, December 3, 2009

Free H1N1 Clinics in December

Two Weekend Clinics for H1N1 Vaccination in All Boroughs

Over the next two weekends - December 5th and 6th, and December 12th and 13th - the New York City Department of Health will conduct temporary clinics in all five boroughs to provide free vaccination against H1N1 influenza. These weekend clinics cannot vaccinate children under 4 but are open to anyone else in the CDC's priority groups for H1N1 vaccination. The eligible groups (including health care workers) are listed below, along with dates and locations for all weekend clinics. The Health Department's weekend vaccination clinics will operate from 9am to 6 pm on Saturdays, and from 9 am to 5 pm on Sundays. They are open to:

* Pregnant women * Anyone 4 through 24 years old (these clinics cannot vaccinate children under 4)

* People 25 through 64 with health conditions that increase the risk of complications from influenza. These include asthma, diabetes, chronic heart and lung conditions, kidney failure, or a weakened immune system.

* Anyone who lives with or cares for children less than 6 months old

* Health care workers who have direct contact with patients and cannot receive vaccine through their employers

CLINIC LOCATIONS:DECEMBER 5th - 6th

Brooklyn: George Wingate Educational Campus600 Kingston Avenue

Bronx: Christopher Columbus High School925 Astor Avenue

Manhattan: NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies333 West 17th Street

Queens: I.S. 210 Elizabeth Blackwell93-11 101st Avenue

Staten Island: P.S. 58 Space Shuttle Columbia School77 Marsh Avenue

CLINIC LOCATIONS:DECEMBER 12th - 13th

Brooklyn: P.S. 186 Dr. Irving Gladstone7601 19th Avenue

Bronx: I.S. 127 Castle Hill1560 Purdy Street

ManhattanGeorge Washington High School549 Audubon Avenue

Queens: I.S. 25 Adrien Block34-65 192nd Street

Staten Island: I.S. 24 Myra Barnes225 Cleveland Avenue