H1N1 Vaccine Information

The H1N1 Call Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
to take appointments and answer questions about H1N1 influenza and H1N1 vaccine.
Please call (630) 723-5414

Vaccine is now more readily available. Appointments are being taken for all individuals who would like the vaccine (no longer just those from the priority groups).

Booster Vaccine Clinic for Children: We are now scheduling appointments for those children requiring a second/booster dose. To schedule an appointment please call (630) 723-5414.

Additional options: Vaccine is being distributed to physicians/providers in Kane County and is now more widely available. You may want to check with your healthcare provider to see if the H1N1 vaccine is now available through them.

Link to list of H1N1 Vaccine providers in Kane County

Page Updated 12-29-09, 11:13 AM

12-23-09 A second H1N1 vaccine manufacturer, MedImmune, is conducting a voluntary, non-safety-related recall of 4.7 million doses of vaccine because its tests show that the potency of nasal spray vaccine had decreased or was at risk of decreasing below prescribed limits. There are no safety concerns with these lots of 2009 H1N1 vaccine. For more information, please follow this LINK

12-16-09 Vaccine manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., is conducting a voluntary, non-safety-related recall of certain lots of some vaccine because it contained less than the required amount of the active ingredient (also called the antigen). There is no safety risk and there is no need to revaccinate children who have received the vaccine from the recalled lots. The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration agree that the small decrease in antigen content will have little to no reduction in its effectiveness.

Parents of children who received vaccine from the recalled lots do not need to take any action, other than to complete the two-dose immunization series, if not already completed. Click here for CDC FAQs about the Recall

12-3-09 CDC Warns about H1N1 Email Scam

Please check our Web site often to get the most up-to-date information

The Health Department continues to encourage those in the following Priority Groups to get vaccinated, as they are at highest risk:
   · Pregnant women.
   · Anyone who cares for children younger than 6 months of age.
   · Young people between the age of 6 months and 24 years of age.
· Healthcare workers and emergency services personnel
   · Persons aged 25--64 years who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk
     for influenza-related complications.

If you have a fever or serious illness, you cannot receive the vaccine. Everyone who wants to receive the vaccine, however, will have the opportunity to do so as the vaccine becomes more available.

Vaccine Information: Shot Nasal Spray Vaccine Consent Form: English/Spanish

Information about the H1N1 Vaccine

Key Facts about 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine

H1N1 Vaccine: Myths vs. Realities

Q&A on the H1N1 Flu Vaccine

Q&A 2009 H1N1 Nasal Spray Vaccine

Is the H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe?

FAQs - Is the H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe?

H1N1 Vaccine and Seniors

FAQs for Parents

Priority Groups at Highest Risk
for the H1N1 Influenza

► pregnant women