Orange County begins free swine, seasonal flu shot clinics

Oct. 29, 2009 | Susan Valot | KPCC

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Orange County hosts its first free swine flu vaccine clinic this weekend. But it’s kicking off the flu season with free seasonal vaccine clinics first.

The seasonal flu vaccination clinics will be at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, and Cox Communications in Rancho Santa Margarita from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.

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Each location will have at least 1,300 doses of seasonal flu vaccine. You can walk in or drive through to get your shot.

Officials say for them, it’s an emergency preparedness drill, to see if they can vaccinate a lot of people in a short amount of time.

They'll follow up the season flu clinics with H1N1 FluMist clinics Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Santa Ana College and Irvine Valley College. That vaccine will only be available for kids between the ages of 2 and 9 and adults under the age of 49 who care for babies less than 6 months old.

Children must get the swine flu vaccine twice. That’s why health officials want to get the started now. Officials expect to have several thousand doses of the swine flu vaccine available at the clinics.

Each year, seasonal flu claims about 36,000 lives in the U.S. It sends another 200,000 people to the hospital. Health officials say that’s why the seasonal flu vaccine is so important.

Orange County free seasonal flu vaccine clinics
(No H1N1 vaccine available at these)

Friday, October 30, 2009
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Cox Communications
29947 Avenue de Las Banderas
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Crystal Cathedral
13280 Chapman Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92840

Santa Ana College
1530 W 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706

Orange County free children's H1N1 flu vaccine clinics
(Only children from 2 to 9 years old and adults age 49 and under who care for children under 6 months old)

Saturday, October 31, 2009
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Irvine Valley College
Building A300, Room 307
5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92681

Santa Ana College
Building "U" in the Johnson Center
1530 W 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706

Saturday, November 7, 2009
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location not yet announced

Rose Ellen Shea
3 weeks, 1 day ago

FYI-suspect the crowds to be big?.Jo

preggo
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Fyi, just checked with Crystal Cathedral over the phone and they do not have swine flu shot even though their website says they are. They are offering the regular flue shot though.

Preggo
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Fyi Santa Ana College is only giving the seasonal flu shot tomorrow, not the swine flu one.

momuvmany
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Please clarify, confirm or deny Preggo's comment regarding whether Santa Ana College will have the H1N1 flu shot tomorrow.

Beamom
3 weeks, 1 day ago

According to what they've released to CHOC employees , the answer is "no," they will NOT have H1N1, ONLY seasonal flu vaccines tomorrow; that is possibly also going to be in short supply in the near future as well as most vaccine preparation is going into H1N1.

rabble
3 weeks ago

what is the process of getting a flu shot form one of these places?

The voice in the wilderness
2 weeks, 5 days ago

I think every city should mail listings of where the swine flue shots will be administraded.

Carissa hernandez
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Where will the Nov. 7, 2009 free swine flu shot clinic be held.
My son has viral induced asthma and is at high risk.
Thanky you for your help!
Carissa Hernandez

vana
1 week, 5 days ago

Does anyone knows where to get the swine flu vaccine for adults with chronic conditions?

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