Where do high-risk patients get vaccine?
Q. I have seen that high risk persons can get the swine flu vaccine, but nothing is ever mentioned where these high risk people can get the vaccine. Where do high risk people go to get the vaccine? – Debbie, St. Petersburg A. If you fall into the high-risk groups, you should first contact your medical provider to see if he or she is offering the H1N1 vaccine. If not, you’ll have to wait until more vaccine is available in the community through shot clinics like the ones we see at local pharmacies and walk-in clinics. The CDC says people who are at high-risk of complications from either H1N1 or seasonal flu are children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2; adults 65 and older; pregnant women; and people with medical conditions including cancer, blood disorders, chronic lung disease, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disorders, liver disorders, neurological disorders, cerebral palsy, brain or spinal cord injuries, mental retardation or developmental delay, neuromuscular d
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