Local demand for the H1N1 vaccine still outstrips supply, but by week’s end the Harford County Health Department will have offered immunizations to students at more than half of the 53 public schools in Harford County. Currently, there are no identified outbreaks of influenza-like illness in Harford County public schools, and nearly all of the […]
Health Dept Offers Seasonal FluMist Vaccine in All Harford Middle Schools
The Harford County Health Department will offer the seasonal FluMist vaccine to all middle school students in Harford County Public Schools during the week of December 7 – 11, 2009. The vaccine will be offered free of charge, but students must have parental consent in order to receive the vaccine. Parental consent forms are due […]
The Real Question To Ask Is This: Why Isn’t This Country Making Its Own Flu Vaccine?
By Tom Myers I love following governments and what they are doing. I also get alarmed at the very idea of a crisis occurring on any level, be it federal, state or local. So imagine my concern when I attended the Harford County Council meeting on October 20 and heard Susan Kelly, Harford County’s Board […]
H1N1 Vaccination Rates Low in Harford Schools
At a number of Harford County Public Schools where the scarce H1N1 vaccine has been offered, a majority of students did not have parental consent and therefore were not immunized in school. In six out of the 11 public schools where it has been administered, less than half of the student population got the H1N1 […]
H1N1 Vaccination Clinic For Pregnant Women, Children Friday In Aberdeen
The Harford County Health Department will offer the injectable H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women and children aged 6 months to 18 years, on Friday, November 6th at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Health Department spokesman Bill Wiseman said the clinic is restricted to pregnant women and children, who are […]
Three Harford Schools Get H1N1 Vaccine – Three More Have Outbreaks
The Harford County Health Department’s current supply of the H1N1 vaccine will be given to elementary school students today (Tuesday) at three area schools, Bel Air ES, Meadowvale ES and North Bend ES. While local health officials wait for more supplies of the H1N1 vaccine to arrive, three more Harford County pubic schools have met […]
Harford’s October 29 Seasonal Flu Clinic To Include Injectable Vaccine
From the Harford County Health Department: The Harford County Health Department has announced it will offer the injectable form of the seasonal flu vaccine at their upcoming community seasonal influenza vaccination clinic to be conducted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Churchville Recreation Center located at 111 Glenville […]
Suspected H1N1 Outbreaks Hit Four More Harford Schools
An outbreak of the suspected H1N1 virus hit four more Harford County public schools late last week. North Bend ES, Aberdeen High, Forest Lakes ES and Youth’s Benefit ES brought the total number of schools with identified outbreaks of “influenza-like illness” to twelve out of 53 public schools countywide. At the remaining schools with identified […]
