11.02.2009 11:15 am
Lindbergh School District to pass out more H1N1 vaccine today
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lindbergh School District in south St. Louis County will distribute 650 H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines to students in the district today at Lindbergh High School, 4900 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
The vaccines come in nasal spray and injectable form. Nurses will begin screening students in the Lindbergh Auditorium at 5:45 p.m. to determine which vaccine they should get. Students will then get a ticket to return to the line between 6 and 7 p.m., 7 and 8 p.m. or 8 and 9 p.m. to speed up the process.
More vaccines are being delivered weekly to doctors and all private and public school districts in the area. To find a flu shot, call 314-644-4358.
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We got the letter sent home about this. Don’t know why the district cannot simply organize time slots per last name. Would be better than the ‘breadline’ method of waiting in hours.
How nice that they’re doing even more! Meanwhile our district can’t get any and canceled the sheduled vaccines.
How come they are getting second doses of the vaccine and I can’t even find a first dose for my one year old. This does not seem right.
These are not second doses. They are part of the 1,500 initial doses sent to Lindbergh last week. Lindbergh’s clinics were set up before the county put additional restrictions on the vaccines because of a lack of supply. Finding shots for babies and toddlers has been one of the biggest challenges for parents. Some districts have enough for their preschool programs, or you can try your pediatrician. More vaccine is being shipped weekly. There are also some public clinics being held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings in Madison County, Ill. with nasal spray vaccine (good for healthy people ages 2 to 49). Check http://www.madisoncountyhealthdepartment.org for more information.
The County Health Department is making these decisions.
Their government salaries are paid with our tax dollars.
Write to your representatives, explain your viewpoints, and VOTE on issues regarding public health - we have control over the health department’s resources and who is put in charge of those resources, but it’s not immediate control … which means voters have to think ahead about these things: who do you want in charge, and how much do you want to pay them to be a leader … you get what you pay for!! You only get what you pay for.
Before sending your child off to have the nasal vaccine, you should know a bit more about it. The nasal swine flu vaccine is far from innocuous. Far more people are contraindicated for this vaccine than any of the others. No one with an immune system disorder should have it - that would include asthma and any chronic disorder. No one who comes into regular contact with anyone with an immune system disorder should have it. No one under age 2 or over age 50 should have it. Anyone who has it can transmit influenza for 21 days after getting the vaccine.
You can read about it here, in Potential of Virulent New Disease Among Risks of Swine Flu Vaccine (http://gaia-health.com/articles101/000110-Virulent-Flu-Risk.shtml).