FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2009
London, ON
– The Middlesex-London Health Unit announced this afternoon that by the end of
the week it will open its H1N1 vaccination clinics to anyone who wants to be
immunized. The Health Unit announced it would start by making all seniors
eligible to receive the H1N1 shot immediately, regardless of whether or not
they have underlying health conditions. Clinics would open for the general
public no later than Friday, November 20th, but the move could come
sooner if the number of elementary school-aged children and high school
students attending clinics this week is lower than expected.
“Because we
expect to see demand for the vaccine increase once we begin vaccinating the
public, we’re asking seniors to attend the clinics scheduled between now and
Thursday,” says Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, Associate Medical Officer of Health with
the Middlesex-London Health Unit. “We’ll continue with the clinics we have
scheduled for elementary and high school students before we begin to immunize
everyone. However, if the numbers we see are lower than expected, we’re ready
to open to the public earlier than Friday.”
Previously
eligible groups can still receive the H1N1 vaccine at any of the Health Unit’s
clinics.
Schedule
of clinics, Friday, November 20th to Saturday, November 21st:
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Friday, Nov. 20
10:00 a.m. – 3:00
p.m.
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Friday, Nov. 20
3:30 p.m. – 8:30
p.m.
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Saturday, Nov. 21
10:00 – 3:00 p.m.
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Fanshawe College
“H” Building Cafeteria
1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., London
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1040 Wharncliffe Road. South,
London
(the new Brick location beside Bad Boy Furniture)
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1040 Wharncliffe Road. South,
London
(the new
Brick location beside Bad Boy Furniture)
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Althouse College
University of Western Ontario
1137 Western Road, London
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Northland Mall
1275 Highbury Ave., London
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Northland Mall
1275 Highbury Ave., London
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London Convention Centre
300 York
Street, London
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Clarke Road Secondary School
300
Clarke Road, London
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More
information about H1N1 and the vaccine can also be found at healthunit.com/h1n1info .
You can
also follow us on Twitter, and get updates on estimated clinic wait times by
visiting: www.twitter.com/MLHealthUnit.
Media Contact:
Dan
Flaherty, Communications Manager, Middlesex-London Health Unit, 519-663-5317
ext. 2469 or 519-617-0570 (cell)
Spokespersons:
Dr. Graham
Pollett, Medical Officer of Health, Middlesex-London Health Unit
Dr. Bryna
Warshawsky, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Middlesex-London
Health Unit