Persons who fall under the risk groups are: pregnant women who are in the last six months of pregnancy or second trimester – from their fourth month onwards – will be vaccinated; persons with chronic conditions e.g. with pulmonary disease; with cardiac disease; after a recent bone marrow transplant; with a diminished resistance to infections: livercirrosis, (functional) asplenia, auto-immune illnesses, chemotherapy, immunosuppressive medication; with diabetes mellitus, even if not on medication; with chronic kidney disease/failure; with HIV-infection; persons 60 years and older; health care workers and health care workers (personnel in nursing homes, senior citizen home, hospital, outpatient clinics and general practitioner/specialist practices); and home care givers of people with a very high risk for severe illness and mortality.
Clinics administering the H1N1 Vaccine for their patients in the identified risk groups are:
Monday, November 23 to Friday, November 27
- Dr. Mercuur Clinic (12.00pm to 1.00pm)
- Bush Road Clinic (12.00pm to 2.00pm)
- Dr. Deketh Clinic (2.00pm to 3.00pm)
- Simpson Bay Medical Clinic, Dr. Tjaden & Datema Clinic (Wednesday & Thursday, 2.00pm to 5.00pm)
Other family physicians will be added to the list and this information will be announced once it has been compiled.
For further information, contact Preventative Health Dept. at 542-3003 or 542-3553.
