A Message from the Virginia Department of Health
 

Over the past several months, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), in partnership with clinicians around the state, has focused its H1N1 vaccination efforts on individuals in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high risk groups. I am pleased to inform you that VDH is now recommending that all Virginians get the H1N1 vaccination.

If you have not yet gotten vaccinated, now is the time. There is enough vaccine for each of us, our family members, friends and neighbors to get this very important protection from the H1N1 influenza.

H1N1 vaccine is available at a variety of locations in Virginia including physician offices, pharmacies, and local health departments. A useful tool to find vaccine locations is the flu vaccine locator tool on VDH’s website (www.vdh.virginia.gov), or you can call the VDH Inquiry Center at 1-877-ASK-VDH3, in order to find specific locations, dates, and times when the vaccine will be available in your area.

The vaccine is available at no cost at all local health departments. There may be up to a $19.96 administration fee charged at some other vaccination sites.  Vaccination remains the single most effective way of preventing H1N1 influenza. I encourage you, your constituents, family, and friends to get vaccinated in the near future. Thank you for your continued strong support of VDH’s efforts to protect the health of all Virginians