The Harford County Health Department has announced it will conduct a community seasonal influenza FluMist vaccination clinic on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Churchville Recreation Center located at 111 Glenville Road in Churchville, Maryland. Only the seasonal FluMist nasal vaccine, which is available in limited quantities, will be […]
H1N1 Vaccines Dribbling Into Harford Schools, Available This Week In Aberdeen/HdG
Supplies of the H1N1 FluMist vaccine are “dribbling in”, according the Harford County Health Department spokesman Bill Wiseman. Wiseman told The Dagger that students whose parents had granted permission would be offered the vaccine by the end of the day today (Tuesday) at Aberdeen Middle School, Halls Crossroads Elementary and Roye Williams Elementary. Students at […]
Harford Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics Cancelled for Oct 26, 28
The Harford County Health Department has cancelled two planned seasonal flu clinics due to a lack supply. The clinics were to be held on October 26th at the Level Fire Hall and October 28th at the Health Department location in Edgewood at Woodbridge Station. The seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against the H1N1 virus. […]
Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinic To Be Held At Fallston Middle, Rain or Shine
From Harford County Health Department: Bel Air, MD – October 13, 2009 – The Harford County Health Department will be holding a seasonal influenza community vaccination clinic on Friday, October 16, 2009 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Fallston Middle School, located at 2303 Carrs Mill Road in Fallston. Only the injectable form […]
Despite Outbreaks In Harford Schools, H1N1 Flu “Seems To Be A Mild One”
A local health official told The Dagger on Friday that there are currently no confirmed cases of H1N1 in school-aged children in Harford County being reported from the State Health Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Kurt Seetoo, an epidemiologist with the Harford County Health Department said that while some positive tests could go unreported […]
Flu Myths and Realities
From the Department of Health and Human Services: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled several new resources on the federal government’s one-stop resource for flu information — www.flu.gov. The Web site now features a new H1N1 Flu Self-Evaluation guide for adults 18 and older along with a new Flu Myths and Facts section, which provides […]
H1N1 Flu “Now Widespread Across The State,” School-Based Vaccinations Begin Later This Month
The intranasal mist form of the H1N1 vaccine will begin to become available in mid to late October in sufficient quantities to support statewide school-based vaccination programs, according to John M. Colmers, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Secretary Colmers wrote in a September 29th memo to local health officers that […]
Harford Schools Postpone Seasonal FluMist Program to Focus on H1N1
Acting on the advice of the health officials, Harford County Public Schools have postponed plans to dispense the Seasonal FluMist to elementary and middle school children to focus instead on administering the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it becomes available. According to a September 29th letter informing parents of the decision, the seasonal flu peaks […]
