County Sponsors Flu Clinics

Dear AAHI Community,

Please see the message from Montgomery County below regarding FREE flu vaccines for County residents and by appointment only.


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County health officials today announced the 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccination clinic schedule and urged residents to protect themselves by getting vaccinated. Montgomery County clinics will offer FREE vaccinations by appointment only.

“Flu season is around the corner,” said County Health Officer Dr. Ulder J. Tillman, “and vaccination is the best way to protect against getting the flu. I urge everyone over the age of six months to get vaccinated.”

The 2010-2011 seasonal flu vaccine includes protection against the H1N1 virus, along with influenza A and influenza B strains. Only one vaccination is needed this year—there will not be separate vaccinations for H1N1 and seasonal influenza.

Each year, new flu vaccines are made to protect against the types of influenza expected to cause illness that year. Because the influenza viruses change each year and the body’s immune system cannot prevent infections from the changed viruses, it is important to get vaccinated each year.

There will not be any preservative free injectable vaccine available at the County clinics this year. Injectable (shots) only will be available to adults over 18 years old. Intranasal (FluMist) vaccine will be available for children 2 to 18 years old. FluMist has no preservatives (including thimerasol) and is approved for use in children 2 to 18 years old who are healthy and not pregnant.

Saturday, October 23, 2010
9:00am – 3:30pm
Silver Spring Health Center
8630 Fenton Street, 10th floor
Silver Spring

Thursday, October 28, 2010
8:30am – 3:30pm
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown

Monday, November 1, 2010
(Clinic for school-age children ages 2 to 18 only)
10:00am – 2:00pm
Einstein High School
11135 Newport Mill Road
Kensington

Monday, November 1, 2010
(Clinic for school-age children ages 2 to 18 only)
10:00am – 2:00pm
Gaithersburg High School
314 South Frederick Avenue
Gaithersburg

Thursday, November 4, 2010
8:30am – 3:30pm
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Universities at Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive, Bldg. II
Rockville

Thursday, November 18, 2010
12:30pm – 3:30pm
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown

Thursday, December 2, 2010
8:30am – 3:30pm
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown

Thursday, December 9, 2010
8:30am – 3:30pm
Germantown Health Center
12900 Middlebrook Road, 2nd floor
Germantown

County health officials encourage everyone to help prevent the spread of flu and many other contagious diseases by practicing the following good hygiene habits:

• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue; immediately discard used tissues.

• Sneeze and cough into the upper sleeve; not the hands.

• Wash hands frequently throughout the day.

• Wash hands by scrubbing together for 20 seconds with soap and warm water.

• Stay home from school and work if symptoms develop such as a fever, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, headache and body aches.

For more information about the flu and to make an online appointment, go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov/flu. Those without Internet access can call 311 to make an appointment.