Olean H1N1 PODs Postponed

Dr. Kevin Watkins, Public Health Director for the Cattaraugus County Health Department, reiterated the following statement he had made previously on November 4th: “Due to the increased numbers of late requests for the H1N1 vaccine within our previously scheduled priority Points of Distribution (POD) clinics, and the limited supply within our vaccine stockpile, the Health Department will have to postpone the following additional scheduled clinics”:

• Tuesday, November 10th, Olean Bethany Lutheran Priority POD

• Wednesday, November 25th, Olean Bethany Lutheran Priority POD

These clinics will be re-scheduled as soon as additional supplies of H1N1 vaccine become available. The Health Department apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause and reminds everyone to continue to contact their own primary care providers for vaccine.

Additional information on Influenza and H1N1 is available on the State Health Department’s website at www.nyhealth.gov and on the CDC website at www.flu.gov .

Please continue to refer to the local H1N1 Help Lines at 938-2980 or 701-3980, Toll-Free 2-1-1, the State Health Department Toll-free Hotline at 1-800-808-1987, or to the county’s web site at www.cattco.org for updated information.