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Updated Oct 20, 2009 - 6:00 pm

King County offers free H1N1 vaccinations

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By JASON BROOKS
KIRO Radio

A glimmer of hope has arrived for people at high risk of the swine flu that don't have health insurance.

King County is offering free H1N1 vaccinations for uninsured people with significant health problems.

Eligible King County residents will be people under the age of 64 without health insurance who suffer from significant health problems.

The County has received fewer doses of the vaccine than they expected and are focusing on providing the vaccine to those most at risk.

"We're asking people to be patient because availability is still quite limited," says County Health Preparedness Director Michael Loehr.

Those who qualify for this round of shots may visit one of four area public clinics offering the free vaccine:

White Center Public Health Center
10821 8th Ave SW, Seattle

Alder Square Public Health Center
1404 Central Ave S. Suites 101 & 112, Kent

North Public Health Center
10501 Meridian Ave N., Seattle

Federal Way Public Health Center
33431 13th Place S., Federal Way

For full list of clinic hours visit the King County Public Health website.


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  • the Right kind of thinker wrote...
    Yeah good idea,
    Lets give it to the unisured,mostly unemployed so they can sit on there A$s and be healthy while the work force of Washington that pays all the Taxes so these loads can have free Vacines and the Illeagals can have every thing What a F-Ucked up world we live in
    October 20, 2009 2:56 pm
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  • jpetro wrote...
    The Right kind of thinker
    is right on !!!
    October 20, 2009 3:04 pm
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  • Adumb wrote...
    well you need to wait!
    Because they need to give it to the bums and criminals first so get in line!
    October 20, 2009 3:37 pm
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  • Lorriew wrote...
    You have to be kidding me?
    I totally agree with (the right kind of thinker) the uninsured need to wait until everyone else has gotten what they work for and deserve along with their children before something like this should ever take place. Really now, I'm a transplant patient and my grandson is a high risk at age 9 months and we are still waiting to get our shots..and I work for a living... and these folks get in line first??? I'm appalled.
    October 20, 2009 8:19 pm
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  • lewalker wrote...
    H1N1 Vaccine
    I can't believe that the uninsured get priority for this vaccine. I have a daughter that suffers from a chronic condition who receives medication that suppresses her immune system. She is a highly intelligent, hard working UW student who visited her docter this week and was told she would probably have to wait until December to get the vaccine. Great, while the students at the UW are transmitting this virus daily, I can't believe she would not be one of the first in line to get this immunization! I'm a health care worker, and I too have to wait. What the heck.......
    October 21, 2009 9:27 am
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  • myopinion wrote...
    H1N1 Vaccine
    We as a population need to go to King County and demand that either all have access insured or not. The fact that illegal people will have access to a vaccine is just, stupid and vastly unfair. I guarantee that if you go to any of those clinics you will see nothing but illegal people getting theirs but me as a hard working tax paying citizen can't get it. Every one should email king county via their web site link and complain. This is B.S
    October 21, 2009 10:07 am
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