We got our first shipment of injectable flu vaccine this afternoon.
As of today we have:
A. Thimerosal-free, individual dose injectable vaccine for children 6-35 months old.
We will use this version of the vaccine for children younger than 3yo who need injectable vaccine while supplies last.
AND
B. Multi-dose injectable vaccine (contains thimerosal) for approved for children 6 months and older.
This version can be given down to 6 mo, but will be used only for children 3 yo and older while we have thimerosal-free injectable in stock.
AND
C. Nasal Spray flu vaccine (thimerosal-free). Approved for children 2yo and older who do not have chonic medical conditions including asthma.
For more info on thimerosal, click on this link: www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Concerns/thimerosal/index.html
We will schedule flu vaccine nurse visits by appointment, while we have adequate vaccine supply.
Please call the office to schedule the flu vaccine and/or to get more details.
See previous blog posts and/or visit www.cdc.gov/flu for more details on the 2010-2011 flu vaccine.
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