Dutchess County Department of Health has concluded their
Public H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Clinics at this time.
Vaccine may still be available at physician offices, pharmacies, and at our Adult, Child, and Travel Immunization Clinics.
Click - HERE - to view a schedule of our Immunization Clinics.
* Q & A's about the Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of the Nasal Spray Vaccine for 2009 H1N1 Influenza - 12/23/09 (.pdf)
Q & A's about the Recent 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Recall - 12/16/09 (.pdf)
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Influenza (the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent seasonal flu is by getting a seasonal flu vaccination each year. Each year in the United States... (more)
2009 H1N1 Influenza (also known as Swine Flu) - 2009 H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, the same way regular seasonal influenza viruses spread.
H5N1 (known as Bird or Avian Flu) – H5N1 is an influenza A virus subtype that is highly contagious among birds. Rare human infections with the H5N1 (Bird) flu virus have occurred. The majority of confirmed cases have occurred in Asia, Africa, the Pacific, Europe and the Near East. Currently, the United States has no confirmed human H5N1 (Bird) flu infections, but H5N1 (Bird) flu remains a serious concern with the potential to cause a deadly pandemic.
Pandemic Influenza - A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, causes serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time.
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