Pennsylvania Department of Health

Department of Health Urges Expanded H1N1 Vaccination Efforts to Include All Patients

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 30th, 2009

Certified healthcare providers who have already immunized patients most at risk of complications from the H1N1 flu virus may now offer the vaccine to anyone who wants it, the Department of Health announced.

Pennsylvania is expanding the H1N1 vaccination program to everyone because approximately 3.2 million doses of vaccine have been allocated to healthcare providers who administered it to individuals in the priority groups.

"Many certified providers have already vaccinated their priority group patients and still have vaccine available," said Secretary of Health Everette James. "To ensure those doses are used, we are encouraging healthcare providers...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-12-30)

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