H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic Locations

With flu season underway, some places are offering the flu vaccine for free or at a discount to residents in a higher-risk group.

- Kane County residents who fall into one or more of the following priority groups will be eligible to receive H1N1 vaccines at one of the Kane County Health Department's free clinics:

* Pregnant women
* Persons who live with or provide care for infants under 6 months
* Children age 6 months - 24 years
* Persons age 25 - 64 who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk for flu-related complications

The locations of the H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic are:

Monday, October 26th from 4 PM to 9 PM:
- St. Charles North High School, 255 Red Gate Road, St. Charles, IL
- Larkin High School, 1475 Larkin Avenue, Elgin, IL

Monday, November 2nd from 4 PM to 9 PM:
- Dundee Crown High School, 1500 Kings Road, Carpentersville, IL
- Central High School, 44W625 Plato Road, Burlington, IL
- Illinois Math and Science Academy, 1500 West Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL

Monday, November 9th from 4 PM to 9 PM:
- Hampshire High School, 1600 Timber Road, Hampshire, IL
- Mooseheart, Route 31, between North Aurora and Batavia, IL

Saturday, November 21st from 9 AM to 4 PM:
- TBD

Saturday, December 5th from 9 AM to 4 PM:
- TBD

The Health Department vaccine clinics are free and no appointment is necessary. For more information, visit Kane County Health Department.

- DuPage County residents who fall into one or more of the following priority groups will be eligible to receive H1N1 vaccines at one of the DuPage County Health Department's clinics:

* Pregnant women
* Persons who live with or provide care for infants under 6 months
* Health care and emergency medical personnel
* Anyone from 6 months - 24 years years of age
* Anyone from 25 - 64 years of age with certain chronic medical conditions or a weakened immune system

The clinics are being held at:
- 1111 East Jackson Street, Lombard, IL 60148
- 422 North Cass Avenue, Westmont, IL 60559
- 111 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187

View the vaccine clinic schedule here.

For Chicago residents who do not have a doctor or whose doctor does not plan to give H1N1 vaccinations, CDPH will offer H1N1 flu vaccinations at six locations across the city. The vaccinations are for people at increased risk for flu and flu complications:

* pregnant women
* all children and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years
* people who live with and/or care for infants younger than 6 months of age
* people age 25-64 with chronic health conditions (like asthma or diabetes).
* health care workers

The six locations are:
* Kennedy King College, 6301 S. Halsted
* Olive Harvey College, 10001 S. Woodlawn
* Richard J. Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski
* Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson
* Arturo Velasquez Institute, 2800 S. Western
* Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett

The locations will be open to serve Chicago residents at increased risk on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays---starting Saturday, October 24.

Hours of operation are 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturdays.

No appointments are necessary, and all vaccinations will be delivered free of charge, on a first come/first served basis.

People who are allergic to eggs should not receive the vaccination.

View more information here.

- Lake County residents who fall into one or more of the following priority groups will be eligible to receive H1N1 vaccines at one of the Lake County Health Department's clinics:

* Individuals 6 months - 24 years of age
* Caretakers and household contacts of children under 6 months of age
* All pregnant women
* Healthcare and emergency medical services employees
* People 25 - 64 years of age with underlying medical conditions, such as asthma or diabetes, which put them at a high risk for flu-related complications.

The clinics are being held at:
- Advocate Condell Medical Building, 1425 Hunt Club Road, Suite 103, Gurnee, IL
- Carl Sandburg Middle School Gymnasium, 855 West Hawley Street, Mundelein, IL
- Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center, 2004 Municipal Way, Round Lake Beach, IL
- Field House at Hinkston Park, 800 North Baldwin Avenue, Waukegan, IL
- The Lake County Health Department's North Chicago Community Health Center, 2215 14th Street, North Chicago, IL

You can view their clinic schedule here.

* I will update this as I receive more information about other clinic locations. If you know of any clinic locations that have not been included, please let me know by leaving a comment.

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