Long Beach H1N1

Department of Health and Human Services Offers Free Flu Shots on November 17

Protect yourself and your family from the flu this year.  Get your FREE flu shot on November 17, 2010 at Silverado Park.   The seasonal flu vaccine protects against three influenza viruses, including 2009 Pandemic H1N1.  This free flu clinic is sponsored by the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services. Who [...]

LB Health Dept Schedules Walk-in Flu Vaccine Clinics

The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department), with assistance from the American Red Cross, will commence the annual walk-in flu clinics beginning October 26, 2010 for people age 50 and older and adults ages 18 – 49 who are at high-risk for serious complications of influenza. “ This year [...]

Get your teen vaccinated for free on Tuesday

Vaccines prevent life-threatening disease. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that young adults receive vaccines to help prevent disease in adulthood.  For three years the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has worked with the Long Beach Unified School District and CalState,Long Beach School of Nursing to [...]

H1N1 vaccine still recommended as flu cases decline; city plans another free vaccine clinic at El Dorado Senior Center

The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services will offer free H1N1 flu vaccine at a special clinic at El Dorado Park on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to noon. The clinic will be held in the El Dorado Park Senior Center facility, which is located at [...]

MLK Peace & Unity Celebration: Calloway brothers take the main stage

The Long Beach 22nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace & Unity Celebration this weekend will feature musical guests “The Calloway Brothers, formerly known as Midnight Star”, performing live on Saturday, January 16, at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1550 Lemon Avenue. Brothers Reginald and Vincent Calloway were born in the 1950s in Cincinnati, [...]

GoScan software will track patients in case of flu pandemic in Long Beach

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has chosen GoScan software to help track cases of the pandemic H1N1 (swine) flu virus. This is the sixth in a series of GoScan contracts with local and state government agencies focusing on tracking H1N1 (swine) flu outbreaks. During an emergency such as the H1N1 pandemic, [...]

New supplies make H1N1 Flu Vaccine available to all residents

On Monday the Long Beach Health Department said that the H1N1 flu vaccine is now available to the general public. Up to this point the H1N1 vaccine was only available to priority groups because of a nationwide vaccine shortage. However, a recent increase in supply from manufacturers means that the flu vaccine can be made [...]

City of Long Beach 2009 Year in Review Details Dozens of Significant Accomplishments

From securing $90 million in federal Stimulus funds to being named the Most Business Friendly City in Los Angeles County, from providing more than 50,000 doses of the H1N1 Flu Vaccine to realizing significant decreases in gang-related shootings, the City of Long Beach today announced a 12-page Year in Review that details significant accomplishments throughout [...]

Long Beach kids safe from H1N1 flu vaccine recall

Today, a manufacturer of the H1N1 flu vaccine issued a voluntary recall of specified batches of the pediatric preservative-free vaccine (for use in children 6 months to less than 3 years old) due to a slight loss in vaccine strength over time. The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) [...]

H1N1 Flu Vaccine available at LB Health Department by appointment starting Dec. 10

H1N1 vaccinations will still be limited to priority groups The City of Long Beach Health Department will now offer free H1N1 flu vaccine (still only to priority groups) on an appointment basis, with clinics starting on December 10. Appointments to get a flu shot may be scheduled by daily by calling 562.570.4103 between the hours [...]

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