Health Special Report: The H1N1 & seasonal vaccines and you
This special page is devoted to the resources arrayed in the fight against the regular and H1N1 flu virus. You'll find hotlines for flu vaccine availability, information on how to tell whether you need a doctor or a home remedy will do, links to KATU's coverage of outbreaks throughout the region, and more.
HAVE THE FLU?
Here's a self-help guide, including how to determine if you need a doctor or if a home remedy will do:
- Public Health Joint Information Center's "Decision Chart": http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/News/flu-self-care.cfm
- Beware of scams associated with the flu and vaccine: use this FDA "widget"
- Another H1N1 Flu Self-Care Decision Chart
After hours walk-in medical clinic for children:
WEEKNIGHTS 7 p.m. to 10 p.m./WEEKENDS 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic
11790 S.W. Barnes Road
Portland, OR
(503) 643-2100
UPCOMING H1N1 VACCINE CLINICS
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Clackamas County H1N1 Clinic
168 Warner-Milne Road
Oregon City, Oregon
On the Red Soils campus next to the OSU extension building
(503) 722-2777
Accepts walk-ins with vaccine being given to anyone in the general public. Check the county's tentative H1N1 Clinic Schedule for additional information on dates and hours of operation.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
UrgentCare NW's Gresham and Fairview locations are open for walk-in shots from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The clinic is offering vaccines to everyone age 6 months and older. Cost is $18 and insurance can be billed.
UrgentCare NW - Gresham
2850 S.E. Powell Valley Rd, Suite 100
Gresham, Oregon
(503) 666-5050
UrgentCare NW - Fairview
22262 N.E. Glisan St.
Gresham, Oregon
(503) 478-2024
MARION COUNTY
The Marion County Health Department (MCHD) is receiving another shipment of H1N1 vaccine and its opening its phone bank 8:30 a.m. to schedule appointments for H1N1 shots. The phone bank number is (503) 584-4870. Based on direction from the Oregon Public Health Division, these appointments will only be available for people at highest risk for complications from the flu, including:
- People ages 5 years through 64 years with underlying health conditions
- Children 6 months through 4 years old
- Pregnant women
- Household caretakers of infants less than 6 months old
At this time, there are no appointments to receive the nasal spray. If MCHD receives more of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine, it will open up appointments so healthy people ages 5 through 24 years old also can get vaccinated.
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
Vaccines available in Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Wahkiakum and other Washington counties
OTHER OREGON CLINICS
Oregon State's H1N1 Vaccine Locator or call (800) 978-3040
MORE INFORMATION about swine flu and clinics offering vaccinations, as well as cancellations of those clinics:
Clark County: www.flunewsswwashington.org
Clark County H1N1 Hotline: 1 (877) 510-2772
Oregon state: www.flu.oregon.gov
Multnomah County: http://mchealth.org/swineflu
Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/flu
Clackamas County: www.clackamas.us/swineflu
Marion County: http://www.co.marion.or.us/
Yamhill County: http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/ph/Services/Flu/10.19.07.pdf
H1N1 hotline phone number for the State of Oregon: 1 (800) 978-3040. Beginning Jan. 16, this Oregon Public Health Flu Hotline will change its hours to be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon weekends and holidays.
Broadway Medical Clinic: www.broadwaymedicalclinic.com (Note that the Broadway Medical Clinic is in the process of establishing several flu clinics in November, which are anticipated to have an "ample supply" of both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines.)
Broadway Clinic Flu Information Hotline: (503) 451-0262
Oregon Public Health hotline: (800) 978-3040
School Districts with Clinics
Tigard-Tualatin School District
Portland Public Schools (plan clinics)
Evergreen School District (plan clinics)
Other sites of interest:
What about Tamiflu?
CDC updates its guidelines for who gets Tamiflu
Reasons for Tamiflu, from the Center for Disease Control
Emergency use authorization for Tamiflu, from the CDC
Fact sheet, on emergency uses, for health care providers
More about what is going on in regards to H1N1 news at:
KATU.com coverage of the "swine flu"
KATU.com's coverage of the "seasonal flu"
Other information: Quick facts | Flu and kids