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H1N1 Clinics Open Across Pa.; 6,500 Vaccines Available
Posted: 4:05 pm EST November 19, 2009Updated: 7:04 pm EST November 20, 2009
Eighteen clinics across the state opened Friday to administer swine flu vaccinations.An hour before the opening, people lined up outside the H1N1 clinic in Monessen, West Moreland County.“I got books packed. I got a snack packed,” said Tara McHugh, who wanted to have her children vaccinated before holiday travel plans. “We’ve got warm clothes so we kind of figured that would be the way it is.”The first open swine flu clinic will open Friday in Butler County to distribute 6,500 vaccinations.The Pennsylvania State Health Department will enter new territory, as there has never been an open clinic for H1N1.
VIDEO: Long Lines At H1N1 Clinics
“We’ve never had to do this,” said Artis Hall from the state Health Department. “We don’t know how it’s going to go.”In Pennsylvania there has not been a mass vaccination like this since the 70s.The clinics are opening in a number of areas around the state to treat high-risk patients who have pre-registered.There will be separate tables for infants, toddlers and older people as the crews administer the H1N1 vaccinations.Workers are trying to be patient and organized as calls continue to pour and officials expect the clinic to be hectic.At Moon Middle School in Moon Township, parents and children lined up Thursday night for the vaccine.A clinic was held in the cafeteria after the district received 600 doses."Seventy percent of the cases, I believe, are being confirmed in the school districts and the children bring it home and they infect everyone else, so this is a main target demographic," said Amanda Hartle of the Moon School District.In the meantime, Channel 11 News has learned of another death related to the H1N1 virus. A 57-year-old woman from Allegheny County died earlier this month from the virus, health officials said.That brings the total number of deaths in the Pittsburgh area to 12.According to the state Health Department, there are nearly 1,900 confirmed cases in Allegheny County, the highest number for any county in the state.
Officials released these specifics about the clinics:
The Allegheny Health Department is offering the swine flu vaccine at four free clinics on Saturday.The clinics will be at Chartiers Valley High School, McKeesport High School, North Allegheny High School and Schenley High School.Vaccines will be given out from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.No appointment is necessary, but the vaccines are only for high priority groups.The Health Department will conduct statewide clinics from Nov. 20-22 to administer free H1N1 vaccines to individuals in the recommended target groups that have not had previous access to the vaccine.Appointments must be made ahead of time at www.H1N1PA.com. Those without Internet access can call 877-724-3258.Northwest Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford and Venango Counties) Mercer County State Health Center, 25 McQuiston Dr., Jackson Center 16133
Clinic #2 (covering Forest, Clarion, Jefferson and Clearfield Counties) Intermediate Unit #6, 270 Mayfield Rd., Clarion 16214
Clinic #3 (covering Warren, McKean, Elk and Cameron Counties) Fox Twp. Ambulance Garage, State Route 948, Sheeley Rd. and Main St., Kersey 15846
Northcentral Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Potter, Tioga, Bradford and Sullivan Counties) Tioga County State Health Center, 44 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro 16901
Clinic #2 (covering Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland and Columbia Counties) Northcentral District Office, 1000 Commerce Park Dr., Water Tower Square, Suite 109, Williamsport 17701
Clinic #3 (covering Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder Counties) Centre County State Health Center, 280 W. Hamilton Ave., State College 16801
Northeast Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Wyoming, Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna and Pike Counties) Wyoming County EMA Building, 455 SR 6 East, Tunkhannock 18657
Clinic #2 (covering Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe Counties) PA Expo, 501 Cetronia Rd., Allentown 18104
Clinic #3 (covering Luzerne and Carbon Counties) Kingston Armory, 280 Market St., Kingston 18704
Southwest Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Cambria, Somerset and Indiana Counties) Richland Twp. Fire Department, 1321 Scalp Ave., Johnstown 15904
Clinic #2 (covering Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties) Mon Valley State Health Center, Eastgate 11, Monessen 15062
Clinic #3 (covering Butler, Armstrong and Beaver Counties) Butler County State Health Center, 100 Brugh Ave., Monarch Bldg., Suite 201, Butler 16001
Southcentral Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Dauphin, Lebanon, York, Juniata and Perry Counties) Dauphin County State Health Center, 30 Kline Plaza, Harrisburg 17104
Clinic #2 (covering Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon and Mifflin Counties) Blair County State Health Center, Cricket Field Plaza, 615 Howard Ave., Altoona 16601
Clinic #3 (covering Fulton, Franklin, Adams and Cumberland Counties) Franklin County State Health Center, 518 Cleveland Ave., Chambersburg 17201
Southeast Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Berks and Schuylkill Counties) Reading State Office Building, 625 Cherry St., Room 401, Reading 19602
Clinic #2 (covering Lancaster County) Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Blvd., Manheim 17545
Clinic #3 (covering Delaware County) Penn State Brandywine Campus, Commons/Athletic Building, 25 Yearsley Mill Road (Off Rte 352, also known as, Middletown Road), Media, Pa 19063 (Use Campus Drive entrance)
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VIDEO: Long Lines At H1N1 Clinics
“We’ve never had to do this,” said Artis Hall from the state Health Department. “We don’t know how it’s going to go.”In Pennsylvania there has not been a mass vaccination like this since the 70s.The clinics are opening in a number of areas around the state to treat high-risk patients who have pre-registered.There will be separate tables for infants, toddlers and older people as the crews administer the H1N1 vaccinations.Workers are trying to be patient and organized as calls continue to pour and officials expect the clinic to be hectic.At Moon Middle School in Moon Township, parents and children lined up Thursday night for the vaccine.A clinic was held in the cafeteria after the district received 600 doses."Seventy percent of the cases, I believe, are being confirmed in the school districts and the children bring it home and they infect everyone else, so this is a main target demographic," said Amanda Hartle of the Moon School District.In the meantime, Channel 11 News has learned of another death related to the H1N1 virus. A 57-year-old woman from Allegheny County died earlier this month from the virus, health officials said.That brings the total number of deaths in the Pittsburgh area to 12.According to the state Health Department, there are nearly 1,900 confirmed cases in Allegheny County, the highest number for any county in the state.
Officials released these specifics about the clinics:
The Allegheny Health Department is offering the swine flu vaccine at four free clinics on Saturday.The clinics will be at Chartiers Valley High School, McKeesport High School, North Allegheny High School and Schenley High School.Vaccines will be given out from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.No appointment is necessary, but the vaccines are only for high priority groups.The Health Department will conduct statewide clinics from Nov. 20-22 to administer free H1N1 vaccines to individuals in the recommended target groups that have not had previous access to the vaccine.Appointments must be made ahead of time at www.H1N1PA.com. Those without Internet access can call 877-724-3258.Northwest Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford and Venango Counties) Mercer County State Health Center, 25 McQuiston Dr., Jackson Center 16133
Clinic #2 (covering Forest, Clarion, Jefferson and Clearfield Counties) Intermediate Unit #6, 270 Mayfield Rd., Clarion 16214
Clinic #3 (covering Warren, McKean, Elk and Cameron Counties) Fox Twp. Ambulance Garage, State Route 948, Sheeley Rd. and Main St., Kersey 15846
Northcentral Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Potter, Tioga, Bradford and Sullivan Counties) Tioga County State Health Center, 44 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro 16901
Clinic #2 (covering Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland and Columbia Counties) Northcentral District Office, 1000 Commerce Park Dr., Water Tower Square, Suite 109, Williamsport 17701
Clinic #3 (covering Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder Counties) Centre County State Health Center, 280 W. Hamilton Ave., State College 16801
Northeast Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Wyoming, Susquehanna, Wayne, Lackawanna and Pike Counties) Wyoming County EMA Building, 455 SR 6 East, Tunkhannock 18657
Clinic #2 (covering Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe Counties) PA Expo, 501 Cetronia Rd., Allentown 18104
Clinic #3 (covering Luzerne and Carbon Counties) Kingston Armory, 280 Market St., Kingston 18704
Southwest Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Cambria, Somerset and Indiana Counties) Richland Twp. Fire Department, 1321 Scalp Ave., Johnstown 15904
Clinic #2 (covering Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties) Mon Valley State Health Center, Eastgate 11, Monessen 15062
Clinic #3 (covering Butler, Armstrong and Beaver Counties) Butler County State Health Center, 100 Brugh Ave., Monarch Bldg., Suite 201, Butler 16001
Southcentral Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Dauphin, Lebanon, York, Juniata and Perry Counties) Dauphin County State Health Center, 30 Kline Plaza, Harrisburg 17104
Clinic #2 (covering Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon and Mifflin Counties) Blair County State Health Center, Cricket Field Plaza, 615 Howard Ave., Altoona 16601
Clinic #3 (covering Fulton, Franklin, Adams and Cumberland Counties) Franklin County State Health Center, 518 Cleveland Ave., Chambersburg 17201
Southeast Community Health District
Clinic #1 (covering Berks and Schuylkill Counties) Reading State Office Building, 625 Cherry St., Room 401, Reading 19602
Clinic #2 (covering Lancaster County) Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Blvd., Manheim 17545
Clinic #3 (covering Delaware County) Penn State Brandywine Campus, Commons/Athletic Building, 25 Yearsley Mill Road (Off Rte 352, also known as, Middletown Road), Media, Pa 19063 (Use Campus Drive entrance)
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