Inglewood, CA (October 20, 2009) The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is partnering with the City of Inglewood to provide residents who are in an H1N1 Priority Group at risk of contracting the virus with the vaccine for FREE! Vaccinations will only be given on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, at the Hollywood Park Race Track (not the Casino) from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day.
Due to an extremely limited supply of H1N1 vaccine we will provide vaccines only as long as our supply lasts and vaccinations will only be given if you:
- Are pregnant
- Live with or care for children younger than 6 months old
- Are between the ages of 6 months and 24 years
- Work in health care or emergency medical services
- Are between the ages of 25 to 64 years and have chronic health problems, such as asthma, diabetes, or a compromised immune system.
If you meet these qualifications, you will be provided with H1N1 vaccine because you are most at risk of infection.
If you do not meet these qualifications listed above, the H1N1 vaccine may be available to you later in the fall, but you should get the seasonal flu vaccine now which will not be offered at Hollywood Park this weekend. Call your doctor or visit www.publichealth.lacounty.gov for more information.
“We are glad to assist the Los Angeles County Health Department distribute this very important vaccination to thousands of citizens,†said Mayor Roosevelt F. Dorn. “I hope that everyone who falls within an H1N1 Priority Group and needs this vaccination takes advantage of this opportunity to get it at Hollywood Park for free.â€
People coming by car should enter at Gate 8 at the north end of the race track (Pincay Drive and Kareem Court) and follow the directional signs to the Grandstand (Entrance E). Parking is free. To get the latest information about the H1N1 flu and vaccine, contact your physician or the L.A. County Department of Health at www.publichealth.lacounty.gov, or call the LA County Info Line by dialing 2-1-1.
Please go to www.publichealth.lacounty.gov to confirm the vaccine event date before you arrive. If events require, this event may be subject to a change in time, location, or date, but every effort will be made to keep you informed.
