Novel Influenza A

The following report is the Cattaraugus County Health Department's review of their 2009 plans and strategies to deal with the Novel H1N1 Influenza.

There may be a H1N1 Vaccination Point of Dispensing (POD) on November 6, 2009 (Friday) at the Machias Fire Department Bingo Hall, Route 16, Machias, NY from 9:00am to 12 Noon

All scheduled PODS (Points of Dispensing) are subject to H1N1 Vaccine availability. Meaning IF vaccine does not arrive, clinics may have to be re-scheduled.

This Point of Dispensing is for those in priority groups only!

Do you have H1N1 Vaccine? Yes, we have limited supplies of vaccine and are currently dispensing the vaccine to individuals that are in the 5 priority groups as defined by the CDC.

What are those priority groups? Pregnant women, household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical services personnel, anyone from 6 months through 24 years of age, persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions such as chronic lung, heart, kidney, liver, blood, etc.

The attached PDF contains information for Educational and Childcare Facilities on the Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection from the NYS Education Department and NYS Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology (two memos dated May 12, 2009)

For updates, please check the terms H1N1, Novel Influenza A, or Swine Flu