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Dean Flu Clinic Updates
Flu
Shots for Fall 2008 - Winter 2009
Dean flu vaccination clinics will begin scheduling appointments in October.
How to schedule an appointment
Flu Season
With influenza (flu) season here, we want to encourage
you to make arrangements to receive the flu vaccine. Influenza is a highly
contagious disease that causes an estimated 226,000 hospitalizations and 36,000
deaths in the United States each year. Annual immunization is your best defense
against influenza. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends
that high-risk groups, those who have contact with or care for people at high
risk, and anyone who wants to reduce their risk of influenza (including school-aged
children) be vaccinated.
Those Most At Risk
Individuals identified at high risk for developing
life-threatening complications due to influenza include:
• all children aged 6 – 59 months (i.e. 6 months – 5 years);
• older adults >50 years;
• pregnant women or women who will be pregnant during the influenza season;
• individuals with chronic disease (pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal,
hepatic, hematological or metabolic), or immunosuppression.
Children and Flu
A reminder that
children have the highest influenza rates of any age group.
Beginning with the 2008–09 influenza season, annual vaccination of
all children aged 5–18 years is recommended. This
recommendation extends to healthy household contacts and to caregivers of
children, with particular
emphasis on the contacts of children less than 6 months of age.
Vaccine Supply
The last few
years have shown that predictions about the nationwide supply of flu vaccine
are not always accurate. Supply shortages or shipment delays
could occur during this flu season and could impact how the vaccine is given.
To provide you with the latest information on Dean Health System’s
supply of flu vaccine, check back here, or call
our Flu Vaccine Hotline:
(608) 250-1383
(877) 277-3326 (Toll Free)
Flu Clinic Appointments
The following Dean clinic locations have dedicated Flu Clinic
phone numbers for vaccination appointments, or call the toll free Dean Flu
Vaccine Hotline at (877) 277-3326.
Flu clinic appointment lines are open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
| Dean Clinic | (608) 252-8099 | 1313 Fish Hatchery Rd., Madison |
| East Clinic | (608) 260-6050 | 1821 S. Stoughton Rd., Madison |
| West Clinic | (608) 824-4050 | 752 N. High Point Rd., Madison |
| Sun Prairie Clinic | (608) 825-3650 | 10 Tower Dr., Sun Prairie |
| Riverview Clinic | (608) 755-3770 | 580 N. Washington St., Janesville |
| Northview Clinic | (608) 755-3770 | 2540 Humes Rd., Janesville |
| Milton Clinic | (608) 755-3770 | 710 S. Janesville St., Milton |
| Delavan Clinic | (608) 755-3770 | 540 Bowers Blvd., Delavan |
For appointments at all other locations, please call the general appointment line of your preferred Dean Health System Clinic.
See our recommended Flu Resources for more information about flu and being healthy during the flu season.
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