The 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Program, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD), is the largest vaccination campaign in our nation’s history. FREE H1N1 Vaccinations is being provided to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Angelenos and the general public. Vaccinations will take place between October 23, 2009, and November 8, 2009.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that the following people who fall in one of the following categories get priority vaccination:
- pregnant women
- people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age
- people ages 6 months - 24 years
- people ages 25 - 64 years with chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems
- healthcare and emergency services personnel with direct patient care responsibilities
LACDPH estimates that 5.4 million County residents fall into one of these priority categories and that close to one million are uninsured.
Please see Questions and Answers about the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine
For 2009 H1N1 Vaccination recommendations from the CDC, visit www.cdc.gov
Download a list of points of dispensing (PODs) around the Greater Los Angeles area. Note: file size is 710 Kb; File format: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf).
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