Swine flu vaccine arrives

JOLIET -- The Will County Health Department received a shipment of H1N1 vaccine from the Illinois Department of Public Health early Thursday.

This shipment contains various formulations of vaccine, and will enable the department to provide appropriate H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women, infants, adolescents and eligible adults.

The clinics will continue to focus on high-risk priority groups identified by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The high-risk priority groups are: pregnant women; People who live with or care for infants; health care and emergency services personnel; persons between 6 months and 24 years of age; and people between 25 and 64 years of age with chronic underlying medical conditions.

The department distributed 1,072 doses of inhalable H1N1 vaccine and 201 doses of preservative-free injectable vaccine for infants Nov. 4, during a walk-in community clinic at the Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort.

Will County will offer a walk-in clinic 3-9 p.m. Monday at Lockport East High School, 1333 E. Seventh St. A seventh clinic will be 3-9 p.m. Tuesday at Crete-Monee High School, 1515 W. Exchange.

The department operated community H1N1 clinics Oct. 29, and Nov. 1 in Joliet. Clinics have also been conducted in Plainfield and Bolingbrook.