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November 13, 2009
VANCOUVER ISLAND – Following direction from the Provincial Health Officer, the Vancouver Island Health Authority has now expanded the eligibility criteria for those who can get the H1N1 vaccine.
The expanded groups are listed on the VIHA website at www.viha.ca/h1n1/public/vaccine.htm.
Children in Grade 8 and under (age 13) will require a parent to accompany them to the clinic to provide consent before the child can receive their vaccination. Generally, children over the age of 13 do not require parental consent, but public health nurses may make case by case decisions on whether to provide the vaccine depending on circumstances, maturity of the child and their ability to provide informed consent without coercion.
Detailed eligibility criteria are available at: www.viha.ca/h1n1/public/vaccine.htm#eligible.
VIHA immunization schedules are posted at: www.viha.ca/NR/rdonlyres/0A046CB1-433A-4877-8EC2-0C0DAF7A969F/0/h1n1_flu_vaccine_clinics.pdf. Please check this schedule for regular updates as VIHA is in the process of updating the schedule to increase the number of weekend and evening clinics for the school-aged cohort.
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Media Contact:
Shannon Marshall
VIHA Communications
250-370-8270 |
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