Hospitals respond to President Obama's H1N1 order

by smkovalinsky | October 27, 2009 at 03:13 am

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In Dallas County, Texas, as in other locations nationwide, hospital officials are responding to the President's flu order, and preparing a mass immunization: (NP editors: Having a problem uploading the correct YouTube videos; will keep on trying.)

Dallas County officials say they'll announce Wednesday the details of a mass immunization clinic for H1N1 flu vaccine:
• The clinic will be designated for at-risk patients and those who are unable to get the vaccine anywhere else.

• The county is defining at-risk patients as pregnant women; people who live with or care for infants under 6 months of age; people 6 months to 24 years old; and people 25 to 64 years old who have chronic medical conditions.

• As of Monday, the county had 5,700 doses of H1N1 vaccine.

• The county is encouraging the public to obtain the H1N1 vaccine from private providers if it is available.