The
Township of Hanover Health Department will hold an
H1N1inflenza vaccination clinic for the General
Population (all persons 6 months of age and older
which includes our senior population) on Wednesday,
January 20th from 5 PM to 7 PM in the Main Meeting Room
of the Township of Hanover Municipal Building located at
1000 Route 10, Whippany, NJ.
This
clinic is free. Information on the vaccine can be
found at www.hanovertownship.com under the heading
"H1N1 Flu Information." From this site you can download
vaccine information and the appropriate consent form
which can be completed prior to arriving at the clinic.
You may also click on the
following which will take you to the vaccine information
statements and consent forms:
Children under 10 years of age require two vaccinations
spaced at least 21 days or more apart. Please note that
the nasal flu mist is Thimerosal free and can be given
to healthy people (between the ages of 2 through 49
years of age) who are not pregnant. We do have
pediatric doses (less than 3 years of age) of H1N1
injectable vaccine that is Thimerosal free. The rest
of our injectable vaccine contains Thimerosal.
Please
note that this is the last scheduled H1N1 vaccination
clinic in Hanover Township. No appointments are
necessary. However, people are urged to consult their
private physicians for his/her recommendation before
participating in the program.
Also, please note that we
do not have seasonal influenza vaccine and will not be
holding additional seasonal influenza clinics this year.
