On Tuesday, December 22, the San Francisco Department of Public Health will make 16,000 doses of the vaccine available at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. These free doses will be set aside for San Francisco residents in the high-risk priority group.
The SF Dept of Pubic Health defines high risk as:
Pregnant women
All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
Anyone who lives with or provides care for infants less than 6 months of age
- Health care and emergency responders with direct patient contact
- Adults ages 25-64 with medical conditions that put them at risk for complications from influenza (heart, lung or kidney disease, asthma, diabetes, or weakened immune system)
- Children less than 10 years old needing their second dose of H1N1 vaccine (first dose of vaccine must have been received before December 1st)
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is located at 99 Grove Street in Civic Center Plaza. For more information about H1N1 swine flu and vaccine updates visit www.sfcdcp.org/flu or cal 211.
Volunteers 18 years of age or older are also needed for this event. If you would like to volunteer, go to www.sfcdcp.org/flu, click on the “Volunteer to Help” section, and follow the instructions. They are looking for: clinic managers, greeters, vaccinators, etc.
Sign up before December 15th!
