In an effort to save time for people attending the Oklahoma City-County Health Department H1N1 flu clinics, the health department has posted the necessary forms in both English and Spanish on the agency Web site, www.occhd.org.
There will be a separate, “Easy Check In” line for those with completed registration forms.
People planning on attending an H1N1 clinic can go to the health department Web site and click the H1N1 and Seasonal Flu page link and then click on the “Where do I get an H1N1 flu shot?” section.
From here, site visitors should click the Express Check In button.
The vaccine registration forms can be downloaded, printed, completed by hand and brought to the next flu clinic.
“This is a way of reducing the amount of time the public must wait to get the H1N1 vaccine,” Gary Cox, director of the health department, said.
“We want to encourage everyone to get the vaccine when the vaccine becomes available to them.”
The next clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at Northwest Classen High School, 2801 N.W. 27 Street, Oklahoma City.
In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Oklahoma State Department of Health guidelines, these clinics will be open to the following groups: Pregnant women; children, adolescents and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years; all health care and emergency medical services personnel; any person, such as a parent, sibling, grandparent or daycare provider, who lives with, or provides care for, infants younger than 6 months; and individuals ages 25 to 64 years old who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.
These guidelines could change based upon vaccine availability. There will be no seasonal influenza vaccine given out at these clinics.
Adequate parking and Spanish translators will be available at all upcoming clinic locations.
The immunizations are free from the health department; however the health department will accept donations to help cover the cost of administering the vaccine.
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In an effort to save time for people attending the Oklahoma City-County Health Department H1N1 flu clinics, the health department has posted the necessary forms in both English and Spanish on the agency Web site, www.occhd.org.
There will be a separate, “Easy Check In” line for those with completed registration forms.
People planning on attending an H1N1 clinic can go to the health department Web site and click the H1N1 and Seasonal Flu page link and then click on the “Where do I get an H1N1 flu shot?” section.
From here, site visitors should click the Express Check In button.
The vaccine registration forms can be downloaded, printed, completed by hand and brought to the next flu clinic.
“This is a way of reducing the amount of time the public must wait to get the H1N1 vaccine,” Gary Cox, director of the health department, said.
“We want to encourage everyone to get the vaccine when the vaccine becomes available to them.”
The next clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 at Northwest Classen High School, 2801 N.W. 27 Street, Oklahoma City.
In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Oklahoma State Department of Health guidelines, these clinics will be open to the following groups: Pregnant women; children, adolescents and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years; all health care and emergency medical services personnel; any person, such as a parent, sibling, grandparent or daycare provider, who lives with, or provides care for, infants younger than 6 months; and individuals ages 25 to 64 years old who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications.
These guidelines could change based upon vaccine availability. There will be no seasonal influenza vaccine given out at these clinics.
Adequate parking and Spanish translators will be available at all upcoming clinic locations.
The immunizations are free from the health department; however the health department will accept donations to help cover the cost of administering the vaccine.
