Influenza including H1N1 Flu:

Updated 9/16/09

Check these web sites frequently for changes in the H1N1 flu situation.

www.flu.gov

www.marylandfluwatch.org 

Click here to see the guidelines for child care regarding Influenza including H1N1 from the Centers for Disease Control:

http://www.flu.gov/professional/school/childtoolkit.pdf

Information for parents:

Seasonal flu vaccine resources for child care programs and families:

• Your private health care provider
• Montgomery County Health and Human Services seasonal flu clinics on;

November 5, 2009                         November 12, 2009

8:30 a.m. – 12 noon                       4-7p.m.

Germantown Recreation Center         University of Maryland

18905 Kingsview Road                    9630 Gudelsky Drive 

Germantown, MD                           Building II

                                        Rockville, MD

• Maxim Healthcare services;  www.findaflushot.com
• Passport Health provides vaccinations for children and adults fro 6 months of age and older. Contact at 301-408-4544 or www.passporthealthmetro.com
• Adventist Healthcare for 18 years and older.                      Call 301-315-3800
• For pharmacies contact the individual store for information.   

The groups currently recommended by CDC to receive the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine include:

• Pregnant women because they are at higher risk of complications and can potentially provide protection to infants who cannot be vaccinated;
• Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age because younger infants are at higher risk of influenza-related complications and cannot be vaccinated. Vaccination of those in close contact with infants younger than 6 months old might help protect infants by “cocooning” them from the virus;
• Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel because infections among healthcare workers have been reported and this can be a potential source of infection for vulnerable patients. Also, increased absenteeism in this population could reduce healthcare system capacity;
• All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
  • Children from 6 months through 18 years of age because cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza have been seen in children who are in close contact with each other in school and day care settings, which increases the likelihood of disease spread, and
  • Young adults 19 through 24 years of age because many cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza have been seen in these healthy young adults and they often live, work, and study in close proximity, and they are a frequently mobile population; and,
• Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza