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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Chatham Emergency Management Agency<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">November 18, 2009, 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">K. Courtney Cunningham<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Chatham County Health Department Offers H1N1 Vaccine to All Five Target Groups<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P></FONT></SPAN></B>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Savannah</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:State w:st="on">GA</st1:State></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> – November 18, 2009, 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">WHO:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Chatham County Health Department <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">WHAT: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Chatham County Health Department is now offering the 2009 H1N1 vaccine to all five target groups outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those groups are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Pregnant women</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> because they are at higher risk of complications and can potentially provide protection to infants who cannot be vaccinated;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> because younger infants are at higher risk of influenza-related complications and cannot be vaccinated. Vaccination of those in close contact with infants younger than 6 months old might help protect infants by “cocooning” them from the virus;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> because infections among healthcare workers have been reported and this can be a potential source of infection for vulnerable patients. Also, increased absenteeism in this population could reduce healthcare system capacity;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> All people from 6 months through 24 years of age</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Children from 6 months through 18 years of age</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> because cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza have been seen in children who are in close contact with each other in school and day care settings, which increases the likelihood of disease spread, and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
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<LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=3><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Young adults 19 through 24 years of age</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> because many cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza have been seen in these healthy young adults and they often live, work, and study in close proximity, and they are a frequently mobile population; and, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></LI></UL>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">WHEN: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The vaccine is given on a first come, first served basis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">K. Courtney Cunningham</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Emergency Management Specialist</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">External Affairs / Volunteer Coordination</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Chatham Emergency Management Agency</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">124 Bull Street, Suite 140</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Savannah, GA 31401</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:kccunnin@chathamcounty.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman">kccunnin@chathamcounty.org</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">912.201.4508</FONT></DIV>
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