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CT Governor: H1N1 vaccinations will be free to public
8-16-09
(NECN) - On Sunday, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell announced that H1N1 flu vaccinations will be made free to the public.
The state will also recruit doctors and health care providers to administer the vaccine once the federal government makes it available.
"We are making extensive preparations in advance of flu season to safeguard our citizens," Governor Rell said. "This year, getting a vaccine is more critical than ever since the swine flu virus has spread around the globe. Swine flu vaccines will be available at no cost and are particularly critical for individuals who are most vulnerable. They will be given priority when the first shipments of vaccine arrive."
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) anticipates that an H1N1 vaccine will be licensed and ready for distribution by mid-fall of 2009.
Connecticut could initially receive up to 1.8 million doses.
For more information on what you can do to protect yourself from the flu, please go to www.ct.gov/ctfluwatch
Parts of this report came directly from Connecticut
http://www.necn.com/Boston/Health/2009/08/16/CT-Governor-H1N1-vaccinations/1250433087.html
8-16-09
(NECN) - On Sunday, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell announced that H1N1 flu vaccinations will be made free to the public.
The state will also recruit doctors and health care providers to administer the vaccine once the federal government makes it available.
"We are making extensive preparations in advance of flu season to safeguard our citizens," Governor Rell said. "This year, getting a vaccine is more critical than ever since the swine flu virus has spread around the globe. Swine flu vaccines will be available at no cost and are particularly critical for individuals who are most vulnerable. They will be given priority when the first shipments of vaccine arrive."
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) anticipates that an H1N1 vaccine will be licensed and ready for distribution by mid-fall of 2009.
Connecticut could initially receive up to 1.8 million doses.
For more information on what you can do to protect yourself from the flu, please go to www.ct.gov/ctfluwatch
Parts of this report came directly from Connecticut
http://www.necn.com/Boston/Health/2009/08/16/CT-Governor-H1N1-vaccinations/1250433087.html