Press Release
DECEMBER 4th, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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NEWS
MEDIA ONLY: TIM O’CONNOR
PHONE: 561-671-4013
FAX:
561-837-5197 |
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL— The Palm Beach
County Health Department
continues to make the H1N1
vaccine available through
its health centers in Delray
Beach, Lantana, West Palm
Beach, Riviera Beach and
Belle Glade by appointment
and on a limited
availability walk-in basis.
Also the following FREE
public vaccination clinics
are scheduled on a first
come first served basis, and
vaccine is administered at
no cost. PLEASE NOTE: THESE
OUTREACHES PRIMARILY FEATURE
THE MIST VERSION OF THE H1N1
VACCINE AND is appropriate
for healthy children 2
years old and older and
Healthy Adults up to age 49.
If you need the injectable
version, please schedule an
appointment at one of our
Health Centers by calling
our toll-free Palm Beach
County Flu Information line
at 1-888-411-4FLU (4358).
December
5th - Saturday
Palm Beaches Marathon
Festival
105 Evernia Street
By the Info Booth at the
Meyer Amphitheater
105 Evernia Street
Downtown West Palm Beach
8 am – Noon |
December
5th - Saturday
Delray Beach Health
Center
225 South Congress
Avenue
Delray Beach
9 am – 12:30 pm |
December
5th - Saturday
Riviera Beach Health
Center
7289 Garden Road
Riviera Beach
9 am - 1 pm |
December 5th -
Saturday
El Sol
106 Military Trail
Jupiter
9:30 am – 3 pm |
|
December
5th -
Saturday
Community
Health Center of West
Palm Bch
2843 N. Australian
Avenue, Bldg 2
West Palm
Beach
11 am – 2 pm
CHILDREN ONLY
SEASONAL FLU AND H1N1
VACCINES
FOR THE UNDER OR
UNINSURED |
December 7th - Monday
Atlantic High School
2455 W. Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach
4 pm – 8 pm |
December 8th -
Tuesday
Christa McAuliffe
Middle School
6500 Le Chalet Blvd.
Boynton Beach
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm |
December 9th - Wednesday
Jupiter High School
500 N Military Trail
Jupiter
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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|
December 10th -
Thursday
Boynton Beach High
School
4975 Park Ridge Blvd
Boynton Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
|
December 12th -
Saturday
Lantana Lake Worth
Health Center
1250 Southwinds Drive
Lantana
9 am - 12:30 pm |
As always practice flu
prevention:
-
Avoid close contact with
people who are coughing or
otherwise appear ill.
-
Avoid touching your
eyes, nose and mouth.
-
Cover your cough and
sneezes
-
Wash hands frequently to
lessen the spread of
respiratory illness.
-
Stay home if you are
sick.
For further
information about H1N1 Swine
Flu vaccinations call the
Palm Beach County Flu
Information line at Toll
Free at 1- 888-411-4FLU
(4358) or the Florida Flu
Information Line at
877-352-3581. Two websites
are also updated regularly
www.FightFluFlorida.com
or
www.myflusafety.com or
locally information can be
also obtained by calling
211.
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