REGINA – School divisions have started to send consent forms home to fogeys of school-age kids in kindergarten to Grade 6, who are the following designated group of H1N1 vaccine recipients.
The Regina Qu’Appelle Health region ( RQHR ) and the Sun Country Health Region are anticipated to begin the college H1N1 influenza immunization hospitals on Mon.. Times and locations of the clinics will be posted on the health regions’ web sites or provided through the individual faculties.
The RQHR is also offering a special epidemic H1N1 immunization hospital at the site of the previous Robert Usher Collegiate for youngsters ages 5 years up to and including Grade 6 with underlying medical issues like chronic lung or coronary disease, asthma, diabetes, cancer, lowered immunity, kidney disease, severe anemia or conditions treted for lengthy periods with acetylsalicylic acid ( ASA ).
‘Immunization is one of the best ways to scale back the impact of the disease,” related Dr. Shauna Hudson, medical health officer for Sun Country.
‘However, there are no unfavourable effects if somebody with previous lab-confirmed H1N1 infection receives the vaccine. The kid’s doctor may endorse that an immunocompromised kid with lab-confirmed H1N1 receive the vaccine,” she revealed.
however [*COMMA] she added, if a child is experiencing influenza-like-illness ( cough, sore throat, fever ), at the time of the local hospital for H1N1 immunization, they should not attend that clinic till they’re feeling well and they have stopped coughing.
While the vaccines are being rolled out, health officers continue to urge residents to use good hand hygiene and cough etiquette and to stay at home if sick with flu-like sickness until they have recovered.
