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Next free Clark H1N1 clinic Dec. 1; Walmart’s $15 clinics are Friday

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By Staff Reports 11:53 AM Thursday, November 19, 2009

The next free, public H1N1 vaccination clinic in Clark County will be Dec. 1 at the Clark County Fairgrounds, the Clark County Combined Health District has announced.

The health district has cancelled an H1N1 clinic scheduled for Nov. 24.

Mollen Immunization Clinics is holding an H1N1 clinic Friday for people in targeted, high-risk groups at the two area Walmart stores. The clinic will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Walmart stores at 2100 N. Bechtle Ave. in Springfield and at 200 S. Tuttle Road in Springfield. The shots will cost $15.

The Clark County Health District has no role in the Walmart clinics, the agency said Thursday.

“Since the H1N1 vaccine is a publicly funded program, the Health District does not charge recipients for either the vaccine or the cost of administering it,” a Health Disctrict statement released Thursday said. “The Health District has not shared its supplies of the H1N1 vaccine with retail stores who have immunization clinics and is not operating in partnership with any other distributors of the vaccine at this time.”

The Health District has administered more than 13,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine this fall.

Limits remain on who can receive a vaccination.

“The Ohio Department of Health has been very clear with local health departments regarding the distribution of the vaccine,” stated Charles Patterson, Health Commissioner. “Although we look forward to the day that we can offer the H1N1 vaccine to anyone who wants it, for now we must follow the guidelines that have been set for us by the Ohio Department of Health.”

The high-risk groups include:

• Pregnant women.

• People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age.

• Health care and emergency medical services personnel.

• Those between the ages of 6 months and 24 years.

• People 25 through 64 years of age with underlying medical conditions that could make them more susceptible to complications from the H1N1 virus.

For more information, contact Clark County’s Information and Referral at 323-1400 or 211 or visit the website of the Clark County Combined Health District at www.ccchd.com.

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First of all the clincs offered by the health department are only for those at risk. But Wal-mart is offering the vaccine to anyone welling to pay the $15 charge. Before you post that they are making profit from this you should contact your local store. Many Wal-marts support their community in different activities during the year. The fee might only cover part of the cost. Before you talk about Wal-mart being so anti-American think about how many more people would be unemployed without them.

Jc
4:53 PM, 11/19/2009

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Let's not be near sighted in thinking Wal-Mart is making an obscene profit from administering H1N1 vaccines. They must pay for the vaccines themselves, which are produced by a profit motivated company who are normally paid by the government by subsidies for the cost of the vaccine, specialists to administer the vaccine and the overhead to cover expenses incurred in offering the service. If anything this is saving tax payer dollars. Talk about anti- American, you socialists! Move to Europe.

Near Sighted
3:48 PM, 11/19/2009

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Linda, the only anti-Americanism I see is everyone expecting the government to provide for them. Show me where it says in the Constitution that you get free health care. Walmart may get the vaccine for free, but they have to pay nurses to give the shots. Profit is how companies exist. Capitalism is what made this country strong. If someone wants to pay $15 for a shot, why does that concern you?

Wrong
2:26 PM, 11/19/2009

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Shame on Walmart! And how does a retail store get the vaccine anyhow when other free clinics are in short supply?

Sheri
1:58 PM, 11/19/2009

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Is Walmart charging because they would have to pay for staff to administer the shot. Why can't they ask for volunteers from the nursing industry to do some community service hours.

cam
12:52 PM, 11/19/2009

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