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H1N1 Flu Outbreak Update

 

H1N1 Public Vaccination Clinics on Hold

 

ALL COMMUNITY CLINICS (click here for schedule )

ARE OPEN TO EVANSTON RESIDENTS

WITHIN THE CDC PRIORITY GROUPS.

http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

 

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Coming to a Clinic:

 

Am I an Evanston resident? To prove that you are, please have with you a Driver's License or State ID in your name showing an Evanston address. Or you may bring a recent utility bill for an Evanston address in the name of the person requesting vaccination along with with a Driver's License or State ID that shows you are that person.

 

Am I in the CDC Priority Groups?

  • Pregnant women. You must prove your pregancy by either a note from a doctor or documentation confirming the pregnancy or any prenatal prescription.
  • Persons who live with or provide care for infants aged less than 6 months. This includes parents, siblings and daycare providers. You must verify that the child's ages is less than 6 months by bringing the child's birth certificate, insurance statement regarding the childbirth or any other document that indicates the birth occurred within the last 6 months. Home daycare owners must bring a copy of their license. Daycare providers must bring a letter from their employer confirming that they care for infants less than 6 months old.
  • Health care and emergency medical services personnel. You must present your professional license or work ID along with your Driver's License or State ID.
  • Persons aged 6 months through 24 years. Present an ID from an Evanston school or a birth certificate accompanied by the parent's Driver's License or insurance identification.
  • Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for influenza-related complications. You must present a note from your doctor or present proof of current medications.

Please note that these clinics are first come first served

for Evanston residents in the priority groups and are dependent upon vaccine availability.

 

City of Evanston Health and Human Services

Free H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Schedule

 

 Evanston Township High School

1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL

 

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Information and materials for pregnant women from CDC

Information and materials for clinicians from CDC

Information and materials for schools from IDPH and CDC

Information and materials for businesses from IDPH and CDC

 

School-Based Clinic Schedule 10/29/09

Evanston Receives H1N1 Vaccinations - Press release 10/27/09

PDF icon H1N1 Vaccine Supply News Release 10-27-09

PDF icon Interim CDC Guidance for Public Gatherings

H1N1 Influenza Hotline

 

Updated H1N1 Flu (Swine) Illinois Case Counts

You can visit http://www.idph.state.il.us/swine_flu/index.htm for the latest publically released counts and other public information.

Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
  • Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
  • Stay home if you are sick for 7 days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. This is to keep from infecting others and spreading the virus further.
  • Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so. Keep a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand rubs, tissues, and other related items can be useful and will help to avoid the need to make trips out in public while you are sick and contagious.

If you have severe illness or you are at high risk for flu complications, contact your health care provider or seek medical care. In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

  • Fast breathing or trouble breathing
  • Bluish or gray skin color
  • Not drinking enough fluids
  • Severe or persistent vomiting
  • Not waking up or not interacting
  • Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
  • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
  • Sudden dizziness
  • Confusion
  • Severe or persistent vomiting
  • Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

For more information: www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu or www.idph.state.il.us

 

If you have any questions, call Evanston Health and Human Services at 847-866-2962 OR the CDC 24 hour information line at 800-232-4636 TTY: (888) 232-6348.

 

Interim Guidance for EMS

Interim Guidance for Mask

A confirmed case is defined as a person with an acute febrile respiratory illness with laboratory confirmed infection

A probable case is defined as a person with an acute febrile respiratory illness who is positive for influenza A, but negative for H1 and H3