County of Orange Health Care Agency Vaccination Clinic Announcement

We have just received the following information, from the County of Orange Health Care Agency.
You may choose to attend one of these vaccination clinics.
We will continue to update this blog as soon as we have additional information about our own shipment of the H1N1 and Seasonal Vaccine.

Novel H1N1 Vaccine Update (10/26/09)
Children’s H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
Nasal spray H1N1 influenza vaccinations are available for healthy children 2 years to 9 years old, and healthy people younger than 49 years old who are care givers for children younger than 6 months of age.
Children 2 to 9 years of age will need two doses of vaccine at least 28 days apart to develop sufficient immunity to the virus.
Saturday, October 31, 2009 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Irvine Valley College - 5500 Irvine Center DriveIrvine, CA 92681Vaccination Room Location: Gymnasium
Santa Ana College 1530 W 17th StreetSanta Ana, CA 92706Vaccination Room Location: Johnson Center

To check their web site for additional information click here.

Vaccine Availability Update

We continue to appreciate your patience.

As of 3:45 today, Monday, October 26th our vaccine availability is as follows:

Seasonal flu injection for 6 months to 3 years - good supply

Seasonal flu injection for 3 years and older - out of stock (more coming, watch the blog)

Seasonal flu injection, preservative free, for 3 years and older - limited supply (more coming, watch the blog)

Seasonal FluMist (nasal spray) 2 years and older, for healthy children - good supply

H1N1 flu injection for 6 months to 3 years - have not received a shipment yet (watch the blog)

H1N1 flu injection for 3 years and older - have not received a shipment yet (watch the blog)

H1N1 flu nasal spray for 2 years and older, for healthy children - out of stock. (we went through 100 doses today) (more coming - watch the blog)

Please contnue to watch (or subscribe) to this post. We will keep it updated as things change.

NO H1N1 Yet

We did not received a shipment of the H1N1 injectable flu vaccine as expected. We are hoping for a shipment next week and will update this blog just as soon as we have more information.

Below is the current availability of our flu vaccine.

Seasonal flu injection for 6 mos - 3 years - good supply

Seasonal flu injection for 3 years and older - out of stock (more coming, watch the blog)

Seasonal flu injection for 3 years and older - preservative free - limited supply

Seasonal FluMist (nasal spray) 2 years and older, for health children - good supply

H1N1 flu injection for 6 mos - 3 years - Have not received a shipment yet (watch the blog)

H1N1 flu injection for 3 years and older - Have not received a shipment yet (watch the blog)

H1N1 flu nasal spray for 2 years and older, for healthy children - limited supply

Please call our office for an appointment and keep watching this blog for information.

Remember... wash your hands!

SEASONAL Flu Vaccine shipment info for children that are 6 months - 3 years of age

We just got notification that we are going to be receiving 600 doses of injectable seasonal flu vaccine for ages 6 months to 3 years by Monday, November 2nd. You may call our office now to schedule an appointment for that week.

Please take a minute to complete the screening questionnaire for injectable flu vaccine - print it out and bring it with you. This will save you some time when you reach the office. If you answer "YES" to any of these questions, please call and speak to one of our nurses before you come in.

We will let you know as soon as we receive any additional information.

Thanks again for your continued patience.

No Change as of 10.20.09

We have not received any additional shipments of either seasonal or H1N1 flu vaccine.

The only vaccine we currently have available is the seasonal FluMist nasal spray.
While all the media attention is on the H1N1 flu - it is still important to protect your children against the seasonal flu. If your children have not received the seasonal vaccine yet and are over 2 years old, with no underlying health issues - call our office as soon as possible to schedule an appointment for the FluMist nasal spray.

We truly appreciate your cooperation by continuing to check this blog. Our phones and our front office staff have been overwhelmed with calls asking about the seasonal and H1N1 vaccines and their availability. This blog is your best source for information. We promise that as soon as we receive shipments of flu vaccine - the information will be posted here and we will send out an email.

They say it's coming...

We have received notification that the H1N1 injectable flu vaccine will begin shipping to medical offices this week. We do not have any idea when it will arrive or how many doses we will be given. (We ordered several thousand doses).

We will update this blog just as soon as it arrives.

Our current vaccine availability is as follows.

In Stock:
Seasonal FluMist for 2 and older without underlying disease

Out Of Stock:
Seasonal Injectable 6 months to 3 years (waiting for next shipment)
Seasonal Injectable 3 years and older (waiting for next shipment)
H1N1 Injectable 6-35 months (waiting for 1st shipment)
H1N1 Injectable 3 years and older (waiting for 1st shipment)
H1N1 Nasal Spray 2 and older without underlying disease (waiting for next shipment)

Thank you again for your patience. We have no control over the timing of these shipments.

Remember to WASH YOUR HANDS!

Flu Vaccine Update and Information

Our supply of flu vaccine continues to change daily, so thank you for your patience.

As of today we only have doses for the Flu Mist - seasonal flu nasal spray vaccine (which is for children WITHOUT asthma who are 2 years old or older)

If you already have an appointment for the H1N1 nasal spray - your dose has been reserved.

As of today - we have not received any additional shipments of the seasonal flu vaccine.
Also, we have not received a shipment of the H1N1 injectable vaccine. Although it is expected at any time.

We understand your frustration and concerns. We share them. We ordered thousands of doses in February of this year expecting to receive the shipment in September. We have NO CONTROL over the timing of the shipments. We are all at the mercy of the manufacturer.

Please continue to check this blog for the most current information.


There is a lot of information in the media these days about the flu. The federal government has established a web site to keep you informed. http://www.flu.gov/myths/index.html

Save Time when coming in for your Flu Vaccine

It has been a challenge to keep our flu vaccine in stock and meet the needs of our patients. The manufacturer sends us small amounts of the thousands of doses of flu vaccine that we pre-ordered last February.

Please make sure to check our blog or contact our office for vaccine supply status.

When you arrive, you may find that the office is very busy. This is because we are not only seeing our sick children but trying to accomodate those needing the flu vaccine.

To save some time when you come in for your flu vaccine - please consider completing one of our Screening Questionnaire forms, print it out and bring it with you.

Please complete the questionnaire for the vaccine that you wish to receive -
the Intranasal vaccination or Injectible vaccination.

Please remember - if you answer YES to any of the questions, you may not be able to get the flu vaccine from our office. Please call our office and speak to one of our nurses.

Flu Vaccine Availability as of today

Below is the current staus of our flu vaccine supply.

Seasonal flu injection for 6 mos - 3 years - Out of Stock (more coming, watch the blog)
Seasonal flu injection for 3 years and older - Out of Stock (more coming, watch the blog)
Seasonal flu injection for 3 years and older - preservative free - limited supply
Seasonal flu mist (nasal spray) 2 years and older for healthy children - good supply

H1N1 flu injection for 6 mos - 3 years - Have not our received shipment (expected next week - watch the blog)
H1N1 flu injection for 3 years and older - Have not received our shipment (expected next week - watch the blog)
H1N1 flu nasal spray 2 years and older for healthy children - limited supply

Please call our office for an appointment

H1N1 Live Virus Nasal Spray

The H1N1 Live Virus Nasal Spray has arrived in our office. (we hope to be receiving the injectible vaccine next week- keep checking our blog).

The vaccine was purchased by the federal goverment and is being distributed by medical offices that have chosen to participate in this important program.

The live virus nasal spray vaccine formulation is for healthy people ages 2-49 years of age.
Please call our office to schedule an appointment.

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