County health departments will hold flu-shot clinics next week for people at high risk for the swine flu.
Fresno County will hold a clinic Monday at the Mosqueda Center, 4670 E. Butler Ave.
The clinic had been scheduled for Senior Citizens Village, but on Thursday, the Fresno County Department of Public Health announced the change in location to accommodate an expected large crowd.
About 3,700 people got H1N1 -- or swine flu -- shots at a clinic Wednesday at Manchester Center. An additional 1,500 people got shots Thursday at a clinic in central Fresno.
Monday's clinic will be from 1 to 4 p.m. In addition to H1N1 vaccine, the health department will have seasonal flu vaccine for healthy people ages 2 to 49 and shots for children 6 months to 3 years old.
For information about Fresno County flu-shot clinics, visit www.fcdph.org/flu or call (888) 993-3003.
Kings County will hold H1N1 flu-shot clinics on Nov. 14 at the following locations:
-- Hanford Mall, by Big 5 Sporting Goods, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
-- Avenal Senior Center, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
-- Corcoran High School small gymnasium, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Vaccine will be for children 6 months to 7 years old; people between 7 and 18 years old who have medical conditions; pregnant women; and caregivers of infants younger than 6 months.
For information about Kings County flu-shot clinics, visit www.countyofkings.com/health/index.html or call (559) 584-1401.
The Tulare County Department of Public Health has received a shipment of 10,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine that has been distributed to hospitals, pediatric clinics and vaccination clinics. People should contact their doctors about the availability of vaccine.
The vaccine will be given to pregnant women, caregivers of infants younger than 6 months, health care workers, people from 6 months to 24 years old, and people ages 25 to 64 years who have health conditions.
H1N1 school vaccination clinics will begin Tuesday. For a list of school vaccination clinics, visit www.tularehhsa.org and click on "Public Health" or call the Tulare County H1N1 Information Line at (800) 665- 1140.
In Madera County, no public H1N1 clinics are scheduled. About 5,000 doses of vaccine have been distributed to doctors and other health care providers. People should check with doctors about vaccine availability.
County health workers will vaccinate children at some school sites next week. For information about H1N1 vaccine, call (559) 675-7893 or visit www.madera-county.com/publichealth/.
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