Why do 2100 vaccinations from Centerville H1N1 clinic need to be re-done?
More than two-thirds of the people vaccinated at the Dec. 17 H1N1 clinic in Centerville are being encouraged to get revaccinated because of concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccine they received. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County announced Monday, Dec. 21, that some of that vaccine apparently was frozen at one time, which makes the vaccine lose its potency. Public Health spokesman Bill Wharton said those doses of vaccine may not prevent H1N1, but there are no additional safety concerns as a result of receiving frozen vaccine. The 2,154 people who received injectable vaccine between 2 and 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the former Showcase Cinemas are the ones affected. Public Health is making automated phone calls to those 2,154 people to notify them of the problem, and will follow up with letters. The other 1,020 people who were vaccinated that day — children 6 to 35 months, those who received the nasal mist, and those who got the injectable vaccine after 5:30 p.m., received e
Because of concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccine people have received. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/2-100-vaccinations-from-centerville-h1n1-clinic-need-to-be-re-done-458699.html 2,100 vaccinations from Centerville H1N1 clinic need to be re-done County schedules new clinic Dec. 29 at former Showcase Cinemas By Jeremy P. Kelley, Staff Writer Updated 3:38 PM Monday, December 21, 2009 More than two-thirds of the people vaccinated at the Dec. 17 H1N1 clinic in Centerville are being encouraged to get revaccinated because of concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccine they received. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County announced Monday, Dec. 21, that some of that vaccine apparently was frozen at one time, which makes the vaccine lose its potency. Public Health spokesman Bill Wharton said those doses
2,100 vaccinations from Centerville H1N1 clinic need to be re-done More than two-thirds of the people vaccinated at the Dec. 17 H1N1 clinic in Centerville are being encouraged to get revaccinated because of concerns about the effectiveness of the vaccine they received. Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County announced Monday, Dec. 21, that some of that vaccine apparently was frozen at one time, which makes the vaccine lose its potency.
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