Montgomery College Rockville Flu Clinic Info 11/22

[Anonymous]

H1N1 Vaccine Availability:
Sunday, November 22
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
Physical Education Building (www.montgomerycollege.edu/maps for directions)
Vaccine will be offered to target groups only:
Children 6 months to 24 years
Pregnant women
Parents/caregivers of children less than 6 months of age
Adults 25 to 64 with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease
Health care workers and emergency medical service workers
Vaccine is available on a walk in basis to the first 5000 individuals listed above
What to Expect at the Clinics:
You will receive a numbered ticket when you arrive (unless it is an appointment - only clinic).
You should expect to wait for vaccination. It is difficult to estimate the length of waiting time. You may want to bring a portable chair, water and snacks.
We cannot guarantee that you will get your preferred choice of vaccine (nasal spray or shot) when you reach the vaccination station. Amounts of each vaccine vary and there are limited quantities available.
You will receive a Vaccine Information Statement (http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-inact-h1n1.pdf) and a Consent Form (English | Spanish) while you are waiting.
You will be screened by a health professional for vaccine eligibility.
You will receive the vaccine.
You will have the option to wait for 15 minutes for monitoring.
Information for Parents
Please keep children with you at all times.
We will work hard to keep the line moving but we cannot tell you how long your wait will be.
Come prepared to wait.
Bring snacks, drinks, toys and books to keep your children occupied.
Clinics originally scheduled for November 4, 11 and 18 at Northwood, Rockville and Northwest High Schools are CANCELLED

For school aged children: The School Health Services Center at Rocking Horse, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville, MD, on Thursday, November 19, from 8:30 until 12:30 and 1:30 until 3:30.

Please check this website http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/content/exec/swine_flu/index.asp frequently for updated information
about vaccine availability and clinic schedules

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

For school aged children: The School Health Services Center at Rocking Horse, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville, MD, on Thursday, November 19, from 8:30 until 12:30 and 1:30 until 3:30.

Thanks for the info. Interesting that the link doesn't have the above clinic (for school-aged children) listed, so perhaps it's not happening?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

For school aged children: The School Health Services Center at Rocking Horse, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville, MD, on Thursday, November 19, from 8:30 until 12:30 and 1:30 until 3:30.

Thanks for the info. Interesting that the link doesn't have the above clinic (for school-aged children) listed, so perhaps it's not happening?

This came from my son's high school. Maybe they are only sending this info out to school families and not posting it.

[Anonymous]

Why would they have a clinic for school-aged kids in the middle of the school day??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would they have a clinic for school-aged kids in the middle of the school day??

Uh, maybe because it's a Sunday!

[Anonymous]

Actually, November 19th is a school day (thursday, tomorrow). I was wondering too why school aged shots are during the school day.

[Anonymous]

"We cannot guarantee that you will get your preferred choice of vaccine (nasal spray or shot) when you reach the vaccination station. Amounts of each vaccine vary and there are limited quantities available. "

This doesn't make sense. Wouldn't they be reserving the injection for people who can not get the mist? This sounds like they are fine with you simply having a preference. Does this also mean that you could get a ticket, wait in line for 5 hours, you get up to the station and then you find they only have the mist which your child with asthma can not take?

[Anonymous]

I suppose that's possible, but I would think it is to keep those that can take the mist from thinking they can get a shot when they don't medically need one. When I took DD on 10/21, I did ask to get her an injection because she was stuffy with allergies, but I was told she had to have the mist. I would hope they will do that again.

[Anonymous]

the last line was added to the e mail alert i just received:

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will hold an H1N1 vaccination clinic on Sunday, Nov. 22nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m............
Families can assign one person to wait in line, while others wait in the car.

[Anonymous]

are you sure? it does not make any sense.

[Anonymous]

If it starts at 10am, what time would you arrive?