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Fairfax County Expands Flu Shot Coverage to Children Under 5 & Caregivers w/ Infants Under 6 Months.
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Expanded Swine Flu Coverage in Fairfax
Until this week only pregnant women and children under 3 were eligibile for the swine flu vaccine. Starting Tuesday, the county will allow children under 5 and parents who have infants under 6 months old. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for the posting. Note that this applies only to parents on children under 6, not all caregivers. I called to ask about getting our au pair vaccinated and was told not at this time. So the search continues.... |
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For information about H1N1 vaccine availability in the district offices, please call: 703-267-3511 TTY: 703-591-6435 Vaccine Availability and Distribution Information H1N1 Vaccination Clinic 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (all 5 locations) Tuesday October 27, 2009: H1N1 Vaccine will be offered to only: Children 6 months through 5 years of age Pregnant women Parents of children less than 6 months of age Vaccine is free of charge and available on a walk-in basis to the first 250 people, who are in the identified target group, each day at each clinic location. Clinic Services Sites And District Offices - Routine Hours of Operation for District Office Clinics Falls Church District Office Map - Web page 6245 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500 Falls Church, VA 22044-2106 703-534-8343 Herndon-Reston District Office Map - Web page 1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Suite 100 Reston, VA 20190-3310 703-481-4242 Joseph Willard Health Center Map - Web page 3750 Old Lee Highway Fairfax City, VA, 22030-6903 703-246-7100 Mount Vernon District Office Map - Web page 8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 233 Alexandria, VA 22309-2344 703-704-5203 Springfield District Office Map - Web page Cary Building, 8136 Old Keene Mill Rd, Suite A100 Springfield, VA 22152-1850 703-569-1031 ROUTINE CLINICS The fees and eligibility for services vary by program. Call the closest district office for information. Environmental services, administrative offices, and the laboratory are located at Kelly Square, 10777 Main Street in Fairfax. For general information call 703-246-2411; the TTY # for the hearing impaired is 703-591-6435. Appointments: For fastest service and shortest wait, call for an appointment for non-H1N1 Immunizations,Pregnancy Testing, TB Testing, Refugee Health Screening, International Travel, Maternity Services, and WIC (Women,Infants and Children). Walk-In Services: For flexibility, use our convenient Walk-in-Hours for Immunizations, TB Testing, HIV Testing and Pregnancy Testing. |
Anonymous
- federal gov pays for vaccines and - localities have the term resident on websites and -distribution is based on population Does anyone else think it's odd that Fairfax is more restrictive than anywhere else like montco, DC, Arlington, Prince William? |
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Who cares. |
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Arlington gave it to anyone that was able to get to their door, except children under 3. I would be less worried about people crossing state lines to get the vaccine than I would be about an entire group of mommies getting vaccinated because they were upset Arlington didn't have a vaccine appropriate for toddlers. Heaven forbid they have to go to another clinic somewhere to get a shot for their babies. |
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| I also called Fairfax and was told you had to be a resident, but proof wasn't required. |
Anonymous
Thanks, 12:12. On the phone they told me they were seeking proof of residency. But, maybe I'll just show up tomorrow and take my chances. Ugh. this is all just so crazy. 
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Anonymous
it is crazy because there are no standards . federal money pays for the shots and no one in my family can get one. |
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Our area is so fluid that I don't think it should matter where you live and get the vaccine. If you work in Fairfax County, they should want to protect those who are employed there and possibly exposing residents. Think about all the people who live in MD & VA but work in DC.
I would think the three jurisdictions would be on the same page, but once again there is so much confusion and misinformation. I think they can state it as a requirement, but requiring actual proof would not be in the interest of public health, which is really what vaccines are all about. I went to a clinic in Alexandria when they were supposed to be only giving the shot to pregnant women, but when people showed up with kids they really couldn't turn them away. PP who lives in Arlington and works in Fairfax, I would definitely try to go! |
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I have scoured the Fairfax flu website and cannot find ANYWHERE that it says residency is required.
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| I was at the fairfax site and said I was from Arlington and I got it. I think it's more a state thing but not sure. |
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I went to the clinic in Fairfax (on Old Lee Hwy) this morning. I got there around 9:00, got a number and didn't leave until 1:30. They put a sign on the door around 10:45 saying the clinic was closed as they had reached their max number of doses. They say that they have 250 doses, but it's really 250 families as there were many groups needing more than one vac (i.e. multiple eligible children, pregnant mom + toddler, etc.). I was number 178. There were 3 nurses administering the vaccines and it was S-L-O-W.
I am a county resident, but they did not check my ID. They do ask for address and ask which county you're from, though, and a person checks over the form before you get the shot, so maybe if I'd put down an out-of-county address, they would have questioned me. I was also at the clinic on Saturday and this form was check more throughly than the form on Saturday. |