Women Physicians OB/GYN Blog

WPMG has received a supply of thimerasol free H1N1 vaccine. Beginning Monday, December 7, we will be offering vaccinations to our high risk patients. If you meet the criteria listed below, please call our office at 650-988-7550 to make an appointment.

The following groups are high risk:
-Pregnant women;
-People who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age;
-Healthcare workers (HCWs) and emergency medical personnel;
-Persons 6 months to 24 years of age;
-Persons 25-64 years of age who have chronic diseases (including immunodeficiency states) that pose risk for influenza.

Contraindications to the inactivated vaccine include:
-Previous Guillain-Barré syndrome;
-Life-threatening reaction to previous influenza vaccination; and
-Severe illness (a “moderately or severely ill” patient is advised to wait, but a mild upper respiratory infection or other illness is not a contraindication).

Note that pregnancy and breastfeeding are not contraindications to receiving the inactivated vaccine. The most common side effect with the killed virus vaccine is soreness at the injection site. The cost is $25.

Tags: H1N1 vaccine

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