HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-10-28, Page 2Page 2 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Health Unit foregoes school inoculations in 2009
Gerard Cradles
signal -star staff
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took advantage of the evening clinic.
"It is a different flu season this year,"
she said. "What we are doing now is
for the seasonal flu."
Though the clinic was for the sea-
sonal strain of influenza, Haley said
there will be another round coming
when H 1 N 1 vaccines start coming in.
Already the Huron County Health
Unit has received their first shipment
of H I N 1 vaccine, 2,500 doses in to-
tal.
These will be given out to the high-
est risk -groups as well as health care
workers throughout the health unit's
territory.
The second -round shipments will be
distributed to family health teams as
well as other community health cen-
tres.
"As we get more vaccine, it will be
sent out," she said. "Check with your
family doctor to see if it is available."
Haley said it is hard to tell if there
were more people taking advantage of
the first round of flu shots this year, as
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the clinic was for only seniors over the
age of 65.
The health unit will not be doing in -
school inoculations for children this
year, after getting less than favourable
turnouts at those clinics last year.
"We found previous years when we
had done schools there was not a great
turnout," she said. "This is more cost-
effective and a lot of parents want to
be with their children when they are
getting (the shot)."
The health unit is taking great ef-
forts to make flu shots available to the
public this year, she said, including
holding weekend clinics for those who
don't have time to roll up their sleeve
during the week.
Meanwhile, the Huron County
Health Unit web site has daily updates
on the flu shot, flu spread and the lat-
est in H1N1 news.
For more information, go to: hu-
roncounty.ca/health and click on the
HINI box.
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Correction
On page 16 in the
October 21 edi-
tion of the
Goderich Signal -
Star, coverage of
the County com-
mittee meeting
should have stat-
ed that "an edito-
rial or article is
eight times more
effective than an
advertisement."
The Signal -Star
apologizes for any
confusion.