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H1N1 Influenza
H1N1
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Clinical Tools and Resources for
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NLMA H1N1 Pandemic President's
Letters
H1N1 Pandemic - Bulletin #7
November 9, 2009
A
number of you have contacted the NLMA with questions about accessing
additional personal protective equipment as supplies are depleted in
your offices. The Department of Health, through the regional health
authorities, has made some personal protective equipment available
to physicians’ offices for the care of patients with potential H1N1
influenza illness.
Regional
Health Authority H1N1 Updates
Eastern Health
H1N1 Immunization by Appointment Only
(PDF)
Posted February 12, 2010 Eastern Health wishes to advise the
public that effective Monday,
February 15, the H1N1 vaccine will only be available by
booking an appointment at any local community health office in the
Eastern region, between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Locations and phone numbers for the local community health offices
are included below in the
Backgrounder. The H1N1 vaccination information line number is
752-4358 or 1-877-752-4358. For health-related questions including
H1N1 pandemic influenza inquiries, please call the HealthLine:
1-888-709-2929. The most up-to-date information is also available on
Eastern Health’s website at www.easternhealth.ca
Last Week for H1N1 Clinic in St. John’s
(PDF)
Posted February 4, 2010 Eastern Health advises the public
that next week will be the last opportunity to receive the H1N1
vaccine at the mass immunization clinic located at
Suite 203 Outpatient Services, 35 Major’s Path.
The clinic will be open on a walk-in basis, Monday, February 8th -
Friday, February 12th, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day. As of Monday,
February 15th, the H1N1 vaccine will be available only by booking an
appointment at any local community health office in the Eastern
region between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
H1N1 Vaccination Continues Next Week
(PDF)
Posted January 29, 2010 Eastern Health advises the public,
that due to continued demand, the mass immunization clinic will
remain open next week. The clinic at Suite 203 Outpatient
Services, 35 Major’s Path, will be open on a walk-in basis, from
Monday, February 1st - Friday, February 5th, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
each day. Phone numbers and local community health office locations
are included in the attached
Backgrounder
(PDF). The vaccination information line
number is 752-4358 or (877) 752-4358. For health-related questions
including H1N1 pandemic influenza inquiries, please call the
HealthLine: (888) 709-2929. The most up-to-date information is also
available on Eastern Health’s
website.
H1N1 Clinic Remains Open
(PDF)
Posted January
21, 2010 Eastern Health
advises the public, that due to demand, the mass immunization clinic
will remain open next week at
Suite 203 Outpatient Services, 35 Major’s Path.
The clinic is open on a walk-in basis, Monday, January 25th -
Friday, January 29th, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day. For Bell
Island, the Southern Shore, Rural Avalon and Peninsulas areas, the
H1N1 vaccine continues to be available by booking an appointment at
the local community health office between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.,
Monday to Friday. Phone numbers and local community health office
locations are included in the
Backgrounder
(PDF).
Provincial Government Advisories
Mass Immunization Clinics Open to General
Public
November 20, 2009
Effective immediately, all
individuals will be eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine, the
Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Health and Community
Services, announced today. Students in Grades 10 to 12 will receive
the vaccine beginning next week within the school system, where
possible.
Clinical Tools and Resources for Physicians
Clinical management of human infection
with pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009: Revised guidance
(PDF)
Posted November 19, 2009
In October 2009, WHO convened an international
consultation represented by all WHO Regions, in Washington, DC, USA,
to revise the guidance on clinical management of patients with
pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. Experts in public health,
laboratory science, pathology, and clinical care came together to
review the published evidence to date and to share unpublished data.
This document incorporates the knowledge made available to WHO and
updates previous WHO guidance.
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