Press Release
As the Northwestern Health Unit continues to roll-out the H1N1 immunization program to everyone who wants or needs it this week, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced revised dosage guidelines for children.
Children between six months of age and under three years of age should receive two half-doses of adjuvanted H1N1 ’flu vaccine, administered at least 21 days apart.
This recommendation is unchanged.
Among the updated recommendations, children with chronic health conditions, who are between three and nine years of age, should receive their first half-dose of the adjuvanted H1N1 ’flu vaccine as soon as possible.
They should also receive a second half-dose of the H1N1 ’flu vaccine, at least 21 days apart.
Meanwhile, healthy children between three and nine years of age only should receive a single half-dose of the adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine, and do not need to return for a second vaccine for now.
This recommendation may be updated as more information becomes available.
A ’flu shot is the best protection against the ’flu.
The most up-to-date information about where and when to get the H1N1 ’flu shot in your community is available at www.nwhu.on.ca or by calling toll-free 1-866-468-2240.
