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Toronto preparing H1N1 vaccination plan

20/10/2009 9:06:56 AM
CBC News

Toronto's top public health officicial said Monday that the city is preparing a massive H1N1 immunization plan, even though the second wave of the virus may not be as bad as predicted.

Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's medical officer of health, said there have been 45 reported cases of H1N1 in Toronto since the beginning of September.

Nine people have been hospitalized, but nobody has died from the virus in Toronto.

McKeown said he's encouraged by what he's seen in other countries.

"What they saw was a flu season which was only a little worse than normal," he said.

"In terms of the overall impact on the health of the population and our healthcare system, it has not been the really bad pandemic that we've all been planning for," McKeown said.

Nevertheless, the city is preparing an "unprecedented" immunization plan, he said.

The city plans to open 10 clinics across the city to distribute the vaccine. The tentative start date for public H1N1 vaccine clinics is the first week of November, and the clinics are expected to stay open for six weeks.

The city hopes close to a million people will receive the shot.

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From what I have seen, there is not much H1N1 around Toronto yet. However, I spoke to a colleague in London Ontario and he says he was swamped with influenza cases all day today. Looks like the storm will soon be moving our way.

 

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Ottawa's first vaccination clinics for H1N1 to open Oct. 26


By Pauline Tam, The Ottawa Citizen
October 21, 2009 4:27 PM

OTTAWA — Dr. Isra Levy announced Wednesday afternoon that now that the federal government has formally approved the vaccine, the city's clinics will begin administering shots next Monday.

For the first week to two weeks, depending how immunizations go, the shots will be reserved for the people who need it most, including children aged six months to five years, people with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, health workers, and caregivers for vulnerable people who for some reason can't be vaccinated themselves. After that, the city will give them to all comers.

The city intends to deliver the vaccine at five primary locations and through a large set of roving clinics. The primary locations are:


• Kanata Recreation Complex
• Vanier-Richelieu Community Centre
• The city's Orléans client-service centre
• Tom Brown Arena on the west side of downtown
• The Public Health Unit's headquarters at 100 Constellation Cres. in Nepean.


More to come.

 

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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/10/21/ottawa-h1n1-vaccinations.html



Priority groups who can get the vaccine in Ottawa starting next week are:

* Those six months old to 65 years old with chronic medical conditions.
* Pregnant women.
* Healthy children between six months and five years of age.
* Health-care workers.
* Household contacts and care providers of infants younger than six months and people with compromised immune systems.

Women will have the option to receive an H1N1 vaccine without the adjuvant, which is expected to be delivered in mid-November.


OTTAWA: H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinics ? Fixed Sites

Oct. 26 to Nov. 27

Kanata Recreation Complex 100 Walter Baker, Kanata, Monday to Friday 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tom Brown Arena 141 Bayview, Ottawa, Monday to Friday 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Vanier Richelieu Community Centre 300 Des P?res Blancs, Vanier, Monday to Friday 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

OTTAWA: H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinics ? Roving Clinic Sites

Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier W., Ottawa, Nov. 16, 23, from 4 to 9 p.m. Nov.18, 25 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m.

Jim Durrell Arena 1265 Walkley Rd., Ottawa, Nov. 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 19 and 23 from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Walter Baker Sport Centre 100 Malvern, Barrhaven, Oct. 28, 29, Nov. 23, 24, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Alfred Taylor Community Centre 2300 Community Way, North Gower, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 26, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Place Sarsfield 2835 Colonial Road, Sarsfield, Nov. 2, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

R.J. Kennedy Community Centre 1115 Dunning Rd., Cumberland, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

West Carleton Community Complex 5670 Carp Rd., Kinburn, Nov. 3, 25, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fred G. Barrett Arena 3280 Leitrim Rd., Ottawa, Oct. 26 to 30, Nov. 1, 7, 8, 14,15, 21, 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 2, 3, 6, 10, 13, 16, 17,18, 20, 24, 27, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Stittsville and District Community Centre 10 Warner Colpitts Lane, Stittsville, Nov. 4, 27, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Osgoode Community Centre 56 Main St., Osgoode, Oct. 30, from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m., Nov. 23, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Ron Kolbus Centre (Britianna Park) 102 Greenview Ave., Ottawa, Nov. 5, from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.

City of Ottawa Administrative Building 100 Constellation, Nepean, Monday to Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Orl?ans Client Service Centre 255 Centrum, Orl?ans, Monday to Friday 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m

H1N1 vaccinations in Ottawa start Monday
8 schools report 10 per cent absenteeism
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | 6:04 PM ET

The city is making the vaccine available to priority groups over the next week or two, it announced Wednesday, the same day Health Canada approved the vaccine.

Others will not be able to get the vaccine until after that seven- to 14-day period, since the initial supply of the vaccine from the province will be limited, the city said. The city expects 75,000 doses of vaccine within a week but doesn't know when the next shipment will arrive.

The initial supply of the vaccine will include an adjuvant, an additive used to boost the vaccine's effectiveness.

A batch of vaccine without the adjuvant will be available to women in November due to concerns that little research has been done on the effect of the adjuvant on pregnant women.

Pregnant women advised to vaccinate now

However, Dr. Isra Levy, Ottawa's chief medical officer, said vaccine with the adjuvant has been widely tested in other countries without any known adverse side-effects.

"If a loved one of mine was pregnant, I'd be recommending that they avail themselves of the vaccine now," he said.

He added that he hopes more people than usual will get the vaccine ? up to 80 or 90 per cent. However, the city expects about 40 per cent of the population to get the vaccine, based on surveys and previous experience.

Levy confirmed eight Ottawa schools reported 10 per cent or more of their students absent Wednesday, but he said this wasn't necessarily because of respiratory symptoms.

"And if it is, it doesn't mean that there's necessarily a pandemic cluster within those schools," he cautioned.

He said it's not clear whether a second wave of swine flu has hit Ottawa, and it likely won't be until several days or weeks after that wave has started.

Five city vaccination clinics will be open Oct. 26 to Nov. 27, along with a number of roving sites that will be open on specific days.

 

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Mark Carcasole's report on H1N1 vaccination plans in Ontario

Ontario residents in high-risk groups can start rolling up their sleeves Monday to get the swine flu vaccine about a week ahead of schedule now that Ottawa has given its stamp of approval, provincial health officials said Wednesday.

Click here to listen to Mark Carcasole's report

``It is our most effective weapon in fighting H1N1,'' said Health Minister Deb Matthews, who added she plans to get the vaccine.

``We are ready, we are prepared, and we are going to win this battle one shot at a time.''

About 722,000 doses of the vaccine that arrived Saturday are already en route to local health units across the province and will be offered to certain high-risk groups first, said Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical officer of health.

They include adults under the age of 65 with chronic conditions, health-care workers, caregivers for high-risk groups, people living in remote and isolated communities, pregnant women and healthy children six months to five years of age.

Everyone else may have to wait until mid-November or December to get the vaccine, depending on how quickly Ottawa replenishes Ontario's stocks, King said.

Some pregnant women, who were supposed to be at the front of the line for the vaccine, may also have to wait.

The H1N1 shot intended for pregnant women is not expected to be available for at least two more weeks, King said.

Expectant mothers more than 20 weeks into their pregnancy, or who have underlying medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes, should therefore talk to their doctor about getting the vaccine that's already arrived, she said.

Healthy women in the first half of their pregnancy should wait for the flu shot that doesn't contain an adjuvant a natural additive that boosts the impact of a vaccine because there's less risk they'll develop complications from the flu, King said.

The unadjuvanted vaccine won't be available until early November, and even then, it takes 10 to 14 days to take effect, she said.

``I don't know how much more flu activity we will have at that time, but it could be significant,'' she said. ``And I think on balance this is the best recommendation I can make.''

Her advice coincides with what federal health officials were saying last Friday when they advised pregnant women to get the adjuvanted vaccine that will be offered to everyone if they're concerned that they could become infected with the H1N1 virus.

At the time, King stuck to her recommendation that all expectant mothers wait and take the unadjuvanted vaccine, given the concerns about its safety.

But she changed her mind Monday, given that H1N1 cases are ``going up fairly rapidly'' in Ontario and it's still uncertain when the unadjuvanted vaccine will arrive.

``So really, it's a matter of weighing risks and benefits, and we have to be responsive,'' King said.

``As I said, this is real-time science influencing real-time policy, informing real-time communication.''

Until now there had been no licensed flu vaccine containing adjuvant in Canada, although adjuvants have been used for years in Europe in flu vaccines targeted at seniors.

There are no data on the use of adjuvanted flu vaccine in pregnant women and little data on the safety of the additives in vaccines given to children.

Ontario residents will have to contact their local health unit to find out where to get the H1N1 vaccine, which may not be available through their family doctors.

That's because the adjuvant must be added to the vaccine and administered to 10 people within 24 hours, according to health officials.

Anyone over the age of 10 will only need one dose for full immunity against the swine flu instead of two, as previously thought, King said. Children under 10 will require two half-doses, given at a minimum of 21 days apart.

People over 65 seem to have an immunity to the H1N1 virus and are being asked to get the seasonal flu shot only for now, although they'll be able to get the swine flu vaccine later if they want it.

King said there have been 27 deaths from H1N1 in Ontario and infection rates are climbing, but stopped short of confirming that the second wave has arrived in the province.

On Tuesday, King reported that a turkey breeding operation in southern Ontario was hit by the H1N1 virus, but that it likely poses no risk to human health because the birds were not destined for the food chain.

It was only the second time turkeys have been reported to have been infected with the pandemic virus the first was in Chile in August.


While the province is rolling out its H1N1 program for everyone next week, it looks like the average Torontonian will have to wait.

Associate Medical Officer of Health at Toronto Public Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe says the shot will be available at 10 city-run clinics on November 2nd for everyone but next Monday, city staff health-care workers will be vaccinated next week.


She says private doctors in the city are getting the H1N1 vaccine next week for their patients. They will be the ones to determine which will get the shot first.

Yaffe echoes the province in recommending high-risk people get the shots first and everyone else wait until the end of November.



http://www.newstalk1010.com/media/1...s+report+on+H1N1+vaccination+plans+in+Ontario

 

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Source: http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=42393

Excerpt (Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma districts):

...H1N1 flu shot appointments being booked this weekend

Local and district residents are reminded that the Group
Health Centre appointment services is booking appointments for the H1N1 vaccine tomorrow, Saturday, October 24 starting at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, October 25, also from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In Sault Ste. Marie, please call 541-2332 and in the
Algoma district, call 1-800-469-2449.

Algoma Public Health/ Group Health Centre Community
(H1N1) flu clinics are being organized and managed
with preference for earlier appointments directed at
those in the higher risk groups.

For more information about the delivery and sequence of
H1N1 vaccine, please visit www.algomapublichealth.com
or www.ghc.on.ca

 

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H1N1 Vaccine immunization dates set for Napanee and Cloyne

Posted on Friday, October 23rd, 2009

The Kingston-based Health Unit has set dates for H-1-N-1 flu immunization clinics in Napanee and Cloyne, and they?re open to everyone.

Unlike the Hastings-Prince Edward Board of Health?s clinics next Wednesday, the shots will be available to people of all ages.

The Napanee clinic is set for November second at the Strathcona Paper Centre, and Cloyne?s will be held at the North Addington Education Centre on the sixteenth.

The Health Unit in Northumberland County still hasn?t set dates for its H-1-N-1 clinics.

http://www.mix97.com/news/2009/10/h1n1-vaccine-immunization-dates-set-for-napanee-and-cloyne/

 

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Friday, October 23, 2009

H1N1 Clinics In Simcoe County

Simcoe County

by Catherine Thompson

We now know where and when you can get the H1N1 flu vaccine in Simcoe County.

The first clinic will be at the Collingwood Legion on Ontario Street on November 3rd from 10 AM to 8 PM.

For people in Wasaga Beach there are two back to back clinics.
You can go to the Wasaga Stars Arena on November 4th from 10 AM to 8 PM and the next day during the same hours at the Rec Plex.

The fourth location is Collingwood Collegiate Institute.

Clinics continue at these places the following two weeks for a total of three weeks in November.

For dates and times of the other clinics, log on to www.simcoemuskokahealth.org, click on vaccines flu at the top and then click on flu vaccine clinics at the bottom.

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Friday, October 23, 2009

H1N1 Clinics in Huron Set

Regional
by Peter Jackson

H1N1 flu vaccination clinics will start in Huron County next week.

The Health Unit says the vaccine has arrived, and a series of 20 clinics will be held throughout Huron over the next six weeks starting Monday.
Public Health Manager Christina Taylor says the first clinics next week will be for people identified as being in priority groups.

The first residents to get H1N1 shots will be people from six months to 65 years of age who have conditions like diabetes, heart or lung disease or a condition that affects the immune system.

The priority groups also includes healthy children from six months to four years of age, pregnant women with pre-existing medical conditions, healthy pregnant women in the second half of pregnancy, people who take care of infants under six months, and those with weakened immune systems.

Taylor says it's important to get your H1N1 shot when you qualify.

Taylor says the virus is new and can lead to serious illness especially among those in the identified priority groups.

Taylor says there's no worry that the vaccine will run out.

She says there will be enough vaccine for everyone in Huron County and that the series of clinics will be held throughout the month of November.

Clinics will be held at the Jacob Memorial Building in Clinton on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the first two weeks, with additional clinics scheduled for Brookside Public School in Lucknow on November 3rd and Howick Central Public School in Gorrie on November 5th.

A complete schedule with dates and times can be found on the Huron County Health Unit website.

The Perth District Health Unit is holding H1N1 clinics at Listowel District Secondary School on October 28th and November 4th, and at the Mitchell Community Centre on October 27th and November 3rd.

Complete listings for clinic dates and times are available through the Perth District Health Unit Website.

And in Lambton, the first clinics are set for the North Lambton Community
Health Centre in Forest and at Country Manor in Thedford on Monday.

The Watford Quality Care Centre will hold an H1N1 clinic on Tuesday and a clinic is being held at North Lambton Lodge in Forest next Thursday.


http://www.radioowensound.com/news_item.php?NewsID=18423

 

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Source: http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/659688


H1N1 clinic for those at high risk (HAMILTON & BURLINGTON)

October 24, 2009
The Hamilton Spectator
(Oct 24, 2009)

The first batch of H1N1 immunization clinics are targeted for people who are at a higher risk of complications from contracting H1N1.

These groups include:

* People under 65 with chronic medical conditions

* Pregnant women (20 weeks or more gestation)

* Healthy children six months to under five years of age

* Health-care workers involved in pandemic response or the delivery of essential health-care services

* Caregivers or people who live with those who are at high risk of complications from H1N1 and who cannot be immunized or may not respond to vaccines (such as family members of infants under six months old, or people who cannot receive vaccines.)

* People who live in remote and isolated communities

For more information:

On the web
hamilton.ca/H1N1

halton.ca

H1N1 hotlines

Hamilton: 905-546-H1N1 (4161)

Halton: 1-866-442-5866

Hamilton clinics

* Monday to Friday, Oct. 26 to 30 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dundas Baptist Church, 201 Governor's Rd.

* Tuesday, Oct. 27

1 p.m. to 7 p.m. St. Helen's Elementary School, 785 Britannia Ave.

* Wednesday, Oct. 28

1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jackson Square, downtown, beside the passport office

* Thursday, Oct. 29

1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Chedoke Twin Pads Arena, 91 Chedmac Dr.

Burlington clinics

H1N1 clinics running from Oct. 28 to Nov. 8 are targeted for people who are at higher risk of complications from contracting H1N1.

* Gary Allan High School, gymnasium, 3250 New St., Burlington

Monday to Friday, Nov. 2-Dec. 11, Noon to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 7 to Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

* Mainway Community Centre and Arena (auditorium/main floor meeting room), 4015 Mainway, Burlington

Monday, Nov. 2 to Thursday, Nov. 5, noon to 8 p.m.; weekdays, Monday, Nov. 9 to Friday, Dec. 11., noon to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 14 to Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

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Where to go for your H1N1 vaccination


The Ottawa Citizen
October 25, 2009 11:07 AM


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Between Oct. 26 and Nov. 27, you can get your H1N1 vaccine at any of five primary locations (show in red) and a set of temporary clinics (shown in blue).
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Click on the markers for hours of operation.

For the first two weeks, the vaccine will be offered only to people in those groups considered most vulnerable to the virus.


H1N1 Vaccine clinics


Dates: City of Ottawa clinics start tomorrow and run until Nov. 27

Hours: All clinics, both permanent and roving, have the same opening hours, unless noted by a k
Weekends: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Weekdays: 2:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.


Who Should Go: In the first week or two, only those at elevated risk should go to these clinics:
- People six months to 65 years of age with chronic medical conditions
- Healthy children between six months and five years of age
- Front-line health-care workers
- Household contacts and care providers of:
- infants younger than six months
- people with compromised immune systems
- Pregnant women



Pregnant women will also have the option to receive the non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine, which is expected to be delivered in mid-November.


Clinics open every day
Oct. 26-Nov. 27
- Orl?ans Client Service Centre, 255 Centrum Blvd., Orl?ans
- Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre, 300 Des P?res Blancs, Vanier. Clinic not open from Nov. 19-22
- Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd., Ottawa
- City of Ottawa, Administrative Building, 100 Constellation Cresc., Nepean. Note unique weekday hours: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Kanata Recreation Complex, 100 Walter Baker Pl., Kanata



Roving clinics

Open only on specific dates
Unless noted, these clinics are open for the same hours as the fixed clinics, but only on certain days listed here and marked with a numbered circle on the calendar and map.
- Walter Baker Sports Centre, 100 Malvern Dr., Barrhaven, Oct. 28, 29: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 23, 24: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- West Carleton Community Complex, 5670 Carp Rd., Kinburn, Nov. 3, 25: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Stittsville and District Community Centre, 10 Warner Colpitts Lane, Stittsville, Nov. 4, 27: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W, Ottawa, Nov. 16, 23, 4 to 9 p.m., Nov. 18, 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Fred G. Barrett Arena, 3280 Leitrim Rd., Ottawa, Oct. 26-30, Nov. 2, 3, 6, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Jim Durrell Arena, 1265 Walkley Rd., Ottawa, Nov. 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 19, 23: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Alfred Taylor Community Centre, 2300 Community Way, North Gower, Nov. 1: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 26: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Osgoode Community Centre, 5660 Main St., Osgoode, Oct. 30: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m., Nov. 23: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Place Sarsfield, 2835 Colonial Rd., Sarsfield, Nov 2: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Ron Kolbus Centre (Britannia Park), 102 Greenview Ave., Ottawa, Nov. 5: 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- R.J. Kennedy Community Centre, 1115 Dunning Rd., Cumberland, Nov. 14: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.



Eastern Ontario Health unit clinics: Oct. 30-Nov. 27

Clinic Dates: Dates apply to all locations listed.
- Friday, Oct. 30: 4 to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 31: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. : 2 to 8 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 6: 2 to 8 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 13: 2 to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 14: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 19: 2 to 8 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 20: 2 to 8 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 27: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.


Clinic locations

- Hawkesbury: ?cole secondaire catholique r?gionale de Hawkesbury, 572 Kitchener St.
- Rockland: Rockland District High School, 1004 St. Joseph St.
- Cornwall: General Vanier Intermediate School, 1500 Cumberland St. N
- Alexandria: Glengarry District High School, 212 Main St. N
- Chesterville: North Dundas District High School, Civic 12835, Hwy 43
- Casselman: ?cole secondaire catholique de Casselman, 778 Br?beuf St.



Outaouais residents
Vaccinations begin tomorrow for health care workers only.
For information on vaccinations, go to pandemiequebec.gouv.qc.ca .


http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Interactive+Where+your+H1N1+vaccination/2132122/story.html

 

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School Kids a Priority for H1N1 Vaccine in Eastern Ontario

Josh Pringle with Stephanie Kinsella
Monday, October 26, 2009


The Eastern Ontario Health Unit is moving all children under the age of 18 into the first line-up for the H1N1 flu shot.

The move comes one day after the region?s Medical Officer of Health declared eastern Ontario a hotspot for the H1N1 flu virus.

A pre-teen girl from the Cornwall area died at the Children?s Hospital of Eastern Ontario on Saturday, with health officials linking her death to the pandemic virus.

Dr. Paul Roumeliotis says with 26 out of 125 schools in eastern Ontario experiencing an outbreak, ?it?s appropriate for us to say we want to vaccinate all school-aged children this week.
Children under the age of 18 can get the vaccine at clinics starting Friday in Rockland, Cornwall, Winchester, Alexandria, Hawkesbury and Castleman.

http://www.cfra.com/?cat=1&nid=68908

 

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H1N1 clinics kick off tomorrow

By THE LONDON FREE PRESS
Last Updated: 26th October 2009, 2:15pm

Health-unit nurses are rolling up their sleeves, and hoping high-risk residents will do the same, for H1N1 flu immunization clinics set to begin tomorrow.

The Middlesex-London Health unit is ready with 19,500 doses of vaccine and has planned clinics at six sites this week. All are scheduled for afternoon and evening hours.

The health unit is expecting delivery of another 19,500 doses this week and will schedule more clinics when those vials arrive.

H1N1 immunization clinics this week:
All clinic times, 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Oct. 27:

? St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, 1360 Oxford St. W., London
? South London Community Centre, 1119 Jalna Blvd., London

Oct. 28:

? Strathroy District Collegiate Institute, 361 Second St., Strathroy
? North London Optimist Community Centre, 1345 Cheapside St., London

Oct. 29:

?Lambeth Community Centre, 7112 Beattie St., Lambeth
? Clarke Road Secondary School, 300 Clarke R., London

First clinics limited only to:
? Health-care workers;
? Children ages six months to five years old
? Household members of children younger than six months old;
? Pregnant women 20-plus weeks of pregnancy or who have underlying medical conditions.

* Clinics for other high-risk groups and the general population will be announced soon.

Source: Middlesex-London health unit

For the latest local coverage, read The London Free Press on the web or in print.

http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2009/10/26/11530656.html

 

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Supply of vaccine lower than expected

Posted By RONALD ZAJAC, SUN MEDIA
Posted 5 hours ago

Leeds, Gren -ville and Lanark District Health Unit has received fewer doses of the H1N1 vaccine than expected, meaning most of those first shots will end up in the arms of health-care workers.

The development comes as the number of confirmed cases of the flu in the health unit's territory has risen to 14.

"The numbers are going up pretty fast," medical officer of health Dr. Anne Carter said.

"Unfortunately, we have lower supply levels (of the vaccine) than we were expecting. It's not coming through as fast as people had hoped."

The vaccines will go out to hospitals this week, said Carter, adding that the health unit will hold vaccination clinics of its own in Brockville, at the Memorial Centre, and in Smiths Falls on Thursday and Friday.

"It's very much restricted to health-care providers," Carter said. "We're trying to get the health-care providers done first because they're the ones who are so exposed."

That group will include doctors, their office staff and anyone working in the health field outside othe hospitals, such as personal support workers, said Carter.

If there are any doses left after that, they will go to people at the top of the priority list set out by federal health authorities, Carter said: People aged 65 and under who have chronic medical conditions; pregnant women; healthy children between the ages of six months and five years; and people living in remote, isolated areas.

Carter said Friday she's not sure when the health unit will be able to begin vaccinating members of the general public.
Although Health Canada is assuring that there will be enough vaccine for everyone, health unit officials have yet to be told when their next shipment will arrive.

Brockville General Hospital president and chief executive officer Ray Marshall said the flu is showing up in greater numbers in the hospital's emergency room, although it's too early to tell whether it's H1N1 or the regular seasonal influenza.

http://www.kingstonwhigstandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2148020

 

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Hundreds of people wait in line outside an Ottawa arena for their turn to be injected with the H1N1 flu vaccine at a clinic in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS)


Long lines expected for second day of H1N1 flu clinics

Updated: Tue Oct. 27 2009 10:58:00
ctvottawa.ca

Long lineups are expected once again at Ottawa's H1N1 flu clinics when they open their doors Tuesday afternoon.

Public health officials are reminding residents that high-risk groups have priority for the first week of vaccinations.


Those groups include:

• People with chronic medical conditions
• Healthy children between six months and five years old
• Health care workers
• Pregnant women
• Household contacts and care providers of infants younger than six months, as well as people with compromised immune systems

Flu clinics were overwhelmed by long lineups on Monday, where people waited hours to get vaccinated for the H1N1 virus. Each of the clinics was forced to close only hours after opening their doors.

• Click for the clinic near you!
• Check wait times in your area

Anyone wishing to get the H1N1 flu vaccine must bring their health card.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091027/OTT_Flu_clinic_2_091027/20091027/?hub=OttawaHome

 

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Source: http://www.caledonenterprise.com/article/79267

Caledon Enterprise


It?s here! H1N1 vaccination arrives in Peel Region
Wednesday October 28 2009
By Heather Abrey, Enterprise Staff


Caledon residents under 65 years of age who normally get their seasonal flu shot around this time of year may have discovered that they weren't eligible to receive theirs at recent flu clinics.
This year, with the emergence of the H1N1 virus there will be two available influenza vaccines - the seasonal and the H1N1. At recent seasonal flu clinics, vaccines were available only for those over 65. Younger residents will have to wait until December or January if they want this shot, but there is reason for the change.
"This year is a different flu season because of the emergence of the new H1N1 strain," explained Kathleen Dooling, Associate Medical Officer of Health for Peel Region. "So, because of that the vast majority of flu circulating in our community is the pandemic strain."
H1N1 vaccines will be available in Caledon from November 23-28, and for those under 65, this is the one that really counts. "There's just not going to be very much seasonal flu out there making people sick. It's going to be the H1N1 that's the biggest threat in terms of influenza this year."
There are also differences in how the seasonal and H1N1 flu viruses behave that makes vaccination needs different depending on age. "This is a deliberate attempt to make sure that those folks that are 65 and older are protected against seasonal flu. One, because people over 65 seem to have some natural protection against the H1N1 strain because it might be similar to strains circulating prior to 1957," explained Dooling. "Another reason to vaccinate only the 65 year age group against seasonal is that this is a group that tends to bear the brunt of the seasonal influenza activity. They are the groups that tend to get the sickest and often have the highest death rate, whereas what we've seen for H1N1, more of the cases have been younger people. At least half of the cases we've gotten so far are 20 or younger."
Those over 65 are more likely to suffer complications from seasonal flu than H1N1 because of some signs of natural immunity, while younger people are more likely to be hard hit by the H1N1 virus. Both age groups will eventually be able to receive both vaccines if they so wish, but there is a necessary wait period of three weeks in between shots.
"Right now the current recommendation is that there should be a spacing in between the vaccines, but of course right now the only ones we're recommending the seasonal to is people over 65," said Dooling.
If younger people were to receive their seasonal flu vaccination now they may not be eligible to receive the H1N1 shot immediately when it is available in November, leaving them at higher risk of contracting the strain they are more vulnerable to.
"The important message here is that H1N1, for the vast majority of our population, is the most important vaccine to get this year," said Dooling. "There's going to be more than enough for everybody who wants and needs it, and people should start thinking now about getting the vaccine."
The top priority group for receiving the H1N1 vaccine are people 65 years of age and older with chronic conditions, pregnant women and children six months to five years old, people residing in remote and isolated settings, health care workers and care providers of children under six months of age. Pregnant women and children six months to one year of age must see a doctor in order to receive the vaccine.
"There will be enough for everybody who wants and needs it, so the actual sequencing is not as important," said Dooling. "What is important is that everybody out there make plans to get their vaccine through a public health clinic or through their primary care provider."
Clinics will be held in the Albion Bolton Community Centre from November 23-28. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be from 3:30-9:30 p.m.

 

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Toronto H1N1 public clinics open Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 10:06 AM ET

CBC News

Toronto Public Health will make H1N1 vaccinations available to the general public Thursday ? four days ahead of schedule.

Ontario began vaccination programs Monday for health-care workers and certain priority groups, while other members of the public were originally to start receiving the vaccine next Monday.

"But because of the increasing circulation of H1N1 virus, today I'm announcing we've decided to move forward the start dates for our public clinics, which we originally announced as beginning next Monday, Nov. 2," said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health.


The city will open the clinics to all on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, McKeown told reporters at a news conference Tuesday.
Clinics already popular

He encouraged those in priority groups ? including pregnant women, children from six months to five years of age and people with underlying
medical conditions ? to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

People waited for hours at the Pickering town centre in order to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine. (CBC)

Members of the public have already turned out en masse at vaccination clinics around the GTA that are supposed to be offering shots only to health-care workers.

At one clinic in Pickering, people were expecting to wait four hours to get a shot on Tuesday evening.

The CBC's Stephanie Matteis said it was likely many would be turned away by the time that clinic closed at 8 p.m.

That appears to be a similar story across the rest of the country, where health officials spoke of pent-up demand leading to overcrowding of clinics.

Cases 'will likely increase'

Ontario's chief medical officer Dr. Arlene King, who was also at the news conference, said "the second wave of H1N1 flu is most definitely upon us," repeating comments she first made Friday.

So far, the virus has accounted for 29 deaths province-wide and 31 more have been hospitalized.

"It's only the end of October, and we're already seeing numbers that we usually experience at the peak of the flu season. The number of cases will likely increase as the season progresses," King told reporters.

The news conference came on the same day that Toronto Public Health announced a 13-year-old minor league hockey player from the Toronto area died after being infected by the H1N1 virus.

McKeown expressed his condolences to the family of Evan Frustaglia, who went from having minor cold symptoms last Friday to dying on Monday.

"The sad news of this boy's death is a reminder that while most flu illness is mild, severe illness and death is a part of the picture of this pandemic," McKeown said.

Ottawa approved the H1N1 vaccine last Wednesday and 722,000 doses of the vaccine arrived at Ontario's 36 local health units Friday. The province expects to receive a second shipment of vaccine this week.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/10/27/public-health-conference963.html

 

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Source: http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/661711

Hamilton H1N1 flu vaccination clinics this week

October 28, 2009
The Hamilton Spectator
(Oct 28, 2009)

(HAMILTON)

* Dundas Baptist Church, 201 Governors Rd., today, Thursday and Friday, 1-7 p.m.

* Jackson Square (beside the passport office), today, 1-7 p.m.

* Chedoke Twin Pads, 91 Chedmac Dr., Thursday, 1-7 p.m.

Clinics this week are only for people under 65 with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women (20 weeks or more gestation), children six months to under five, caregivers of high risk people and essential health care workers. Check hamilton.ca/H1N1 or call 905-546-H1N1 (4161).

Burlington residents at high risk can get vaccinations at the regional headquarters, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, 4-8 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Clinics for the general public start Monday, Nov. 2, noon to 8 p.m. at Gary Allan High School gymnasium, 3250 New St., Burlington or Mainway Community Centre and Arena auditorium, 4015 Mainway, Burlington. For information, see halton.ca/health/services/communicable_disease/H1N1/

Other area high-risk clinics

* Today, Cayuga Secondary School, 70 Hwy. 54, Cayuga, 4 to 8 p.m.

* Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, Health Unit Caledonia office, 282 Argyle St. S., 9 to 4 p.m.

* Today through Friday, Niagara Region Headquarters, Campbell East, 2201 St. David's Road, Thorold, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. And on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

* Thursday, Nov. 5, 1-8 p.m., Mountainview Christian Reformed Church, 290 Main St. E., Grimsby

 

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Clinic times and locations

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Source: http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...o_clinics_091028/20091028/?hub=TorontoNewHome

Toronto unveils new flu clinics for priority groups

Updated: Wed Oct. 28 2009 4:53:23 PM

ctvtoronto.ca

Toronto has announced its new swine flu vaccination clinics for priority groups that will start Thursday.

"It's our hope that this schedule of dates and locations will allow us to get the vaccine to individuals who are in these priority groups more quickly," Dr. David McKeown, the city's medical officer of health, told a news conference on Wednesday.

In addition, clinics that start Monday will be open to the general public, he said.

The move is being driven by a significant rising number of cases of illness in Toronto, McKeown said.

"With more cases and a heightened public awareness of the potential for serious illness, there is a heightened concern and increased demand for the vaccine," he said, likely a reference to the death Monday of Etobicoke teen Evan Frustaglio.

On Tuesday, the city announced it would be accelerating the administering of the swine flu vaccine for people in priority groups. Those include:

* people with chronic medical conditions(eg., asthma, diabetes) under the age of 65
* healthy children from six months to five years old
* care providers and household contacts of persons at high risk who cannot be immunized
or may not respond to vaccines
* pregnant women

Here are the clinic locations. People not in the priority groups are asked to wait until Monday:

Thursday, Oct. 29 - 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.:

* North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St.
* East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave., lower level

Friday, Oct. 30:

* Metro Hall, 55 John St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
* Scarborough Civic Centre (rotunda), 150 Borough Dr., 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:

* Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute (Cafeteria), 1251 Bridletowne Circle
* Melody Public School (Gym), 24 Strathburn Blvd.
* East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave., lower level
* Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall, rooms 1, 2 and 3

This ctvtoronto.ca feature has all the Toronto locations, plus those in Peel, Durham, York and Halton regions.

"We expect our clinics next week to be very busy, and we encourage everyone to be patient with the process," McKeown said.

Along with getting the flu shot, McKeown asked people to practice good hygiene, such as wash one's hands with soap and warm water for 15 seconds.

On Monday, the city commenced inoculating health-care workers, who are also considered one of the high-priority groups. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, the city's associate medical officer of health, told the news conference that so far, several thousand such workers have been vaccinated.

When the general vaccination begins, Yaffe asked the following of people:

* children under age 14 need a parent or guardian to sign the consent form
* people should wear clothing appropriate to receiving the flu shot in the upper arm
* parents of young child should bring health cards, water and some diversions for the wait

McKeown said they will be monitoring demand and will extend hours if needed.