Recently, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and the Surgeon General of the United States Regina Benjamin visited a school-based vaccination clinic. The officials were there to visit with students nine years of age and younger who were receiving their second dose of H1N1 vaccine.
Research indicates that children 6 months of age through 9 years require two doses of the H1N1 vaccine.
During her visit, Secretary Sebelius underscored that, a second dose of the H1N1 vaccine is important for children 9 years and under, so as to ensure that they are fully immunized against H1N1. She noted too that, the vaccine supply was plentiful right now and that immunization was critical in order to guard against a third wave of the H1N1 flu.
For more information about second dose requirements, click here. It’s not too late to get you or your child vaccinated against H1N1. Check with your local school district to see if they will be hosting a clinic, or you can find vaccine in your neighborhood by using the Flu Locator Tool.
