Johnston County Public Information Office
P.O. Box 1049
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: (919) 938-4700
Fax: (919) 938-4724

PIO Officers:     Pat LaCarter     Lu Hickey     Melanie Proctor     Robin Gurgainus

For Immediate Release:

Number 6
October 30, 2009
12:00 p.m.
Flu Clinic Offered for Children Under the Age of 18

Smithfield, NC. -- The Johnston County Public Health Department has received an additional supply of seasonal and H1N1 influenza vaccine available for children from 6 months through 18 years of age.

The Health Department will hold a walk-in clinic on Tuesday, November 3rd from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (while supplies last) for children under the age of 18. Children will be able to receive both the seasonal and the H1N1 influenza vaccine. The clinic will be held at the Public Health Department located at 517 N. Bright Leaf Blvd. in Smithfield. Please be sure to bring along your insurance card.

For more information about seasonal and H1N1 influenza, we encourage you to visit our website at http://www.johnstonnc.com/flu or to contact the Johnston County H1N1 Pandemic Hotline at 919.989.5600.