Ulster County Health
Department to Offer H1N1 Flu Vaccine At Public Clinics Free of Charge
Ulster
County Executive Mike Hein and Health Department Director La Mar Hasbrouck,
M.D., M.P.H., announced that the county will be offering free H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for county residents during the months
of January and February 2010.
No appointments
are necessary.
Ulster County Health Department’s clinics are
open to anyone
six months and older who want the vaccine.As a
reminder, children through
9 years of age should get two doses of vaccine, about a month apart.
Older children and adults need only one dose.
**The
clinics will be held as follows:
DATE
LOCATION
TIME
Saturday, January 23, 2010
TrudyResnickFarberBuilding
50 Center
Street, Ellenville, NY12428
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
St. John’s
Episcopal Church
207 Albany
Avenue, Kingston, NY12401
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
February 3, 2010
VFW
Post 8645
101
Route 208, New Paltz, NY12561
4:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
SaugertiesSeniorCenter
207 Market
Street, Saugerties, NY12477
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Town of Olive
American Legion Hall
26-28 Mountain
Road, Shokan, NY12481
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
For
weather-related clinic cancellations, please listen to your local radio
stations.You can also find out more about clinic
cancellations by calling the Ulster County Health Department Flu Hotline at
845-340-3093.
Information regarding clinics can be found in
the following ways: United Way’s free telephone service, 211 or
1-800-899-1479; flu hotline 340-3093; website: www.UlsterCountyNY.gov/health or
www.flucliniclocator.org.
**Plans
are subject to change depending on the supply of H1N1 flu vaccine.
