Ochsner Offers 2009 H1N1 Injections (shot)
NEW ORLEANS - Today, Tuesday, October 20, Ochsner Health System locations in southeast Louisiana will begin offering the 2009 H1N1 injections to our patients based on recommendations by the CDC and State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LA DHH) through scheduled physician appointments. Due to the limited vaccines available at this time, the CDC and LA DHH recommend initial vaccines be given to the following populations:
Children ages 6 months to 4 years of age
Pregnant women
Front line healthcare workers
Household contacts for children younger than 6 months of age
Children ages 5-18 with chronic health conditions including asthma
As supplies increase, additional groups recommended by the CDC to receive the 2009 H1N1 vaccine include:
All healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
o The CDC recommends that for children 9 years and younger, the H1N1 be administered in two doses separated by 4 weeks.
Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with a higher risk of medical complications from influenza.
The H1N1 injection (shot) does NOT contain live viruses and is given with a needle, usually in the arm.
"Over the next couple of months, we expect to receive more H1N1 vaccines which will be administered according to CDC guidelines and recommendations by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals," says Dr. Katherine Baumgarten, M.D., Medical Director of Infection Control for Ochsner Health System. "We ask that everyone be patient."
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