H1n1

Health department board discusses H1N1, KIDS COUNT (02/10/10)

H1N1 vaccines not in high demand, health department officials report (UPDATE 2:45 p.m. Dec. 16) (12/15/09)
Only 2,529 H1N1 flu vaccines have been administered in Saline County, health department Assistant Administrator Russ Donnell reported to the department's board of trustees at its meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. 15. That is approximately 10 percent of the county population...

H1N1 vaccine now available to general public (12/08/09)
After being restricted to priority groups for about two months, the H1N1 vaccine is now available to all Saline County residents, health department Assistant Administrator Russ Donnell said Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 8. He said the department continues to receive shipments of the vaccine, and now many of the high-risk individuals in the area have been vaccinated...

Flu news: National emergency declared for H1N1 epidemic, locally, little changes for now (10/29/09)
Over the weekend, President Obama declared the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, epidemic a national emergency, which allows hospitals to move emergency rooms offsite in order to help separate H1N1-infected and noninfected patients. On Thursday, Oct. 22, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Margaret Donnelly announced that pregnant women and children aged 3 and younger could opt to receive an H1N1 vaccine containing a mercury-based preservative...

H1N1 vaccine on its way to Saline County, health department official says (10/08/09)
The H1N1 vaccine will soon be available in Saline County, health department Assistant Administrator Russ Donnell said Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8. Donnell said the health department received notification Thursday that its vaccines have been shipped, but he doesn't know how long it will take for the doses to arrive. The vaccines can only be delivered on business days; so if they don't come Friday, Oct. 9, they cannot be deposited until Tuesday, Oct. 13, because of the Columbus Day holiday...

Flu vaccine shortage causes cancellation of several clinics (09/22/09)
Saline County Health Department officials announced Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, that several seasonal flu clinics have been cancelled and no further appointments will be taken for seasonal flu shots. Flu clinics scheduled for Malta Bend on Sept. 24, Arrow Rock on Sept. 30 and Marshall at the Martin Center on Sept. 29 have been canceled, according to a news release from the health department...

Health department to hold six seasonal flu-shot clinics (09/14/09)
At their meeting Monday evening, Sept. 14, Saline County Health Department board members heard about upcoming seasonal flu clinics. The department will host six clinics open to the public: Patricia's Foods, Sept. 22, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Sweet Springs Elementary School, Sept. ...

Slater student tests positive for H1N1; County health officials remind high-risk residents to seek treatment promptly (09/09/09)
Saline County Health Department Administrator Lisa Thomas said she received official confirmation Wednesday, Sept. 9, that one student from the Slater school district had contracted the H1N1 virus. Last week, Thomas told The Marshall Democrat-News that two sick children from Slater had seen a Columbia pediatrician to be tested, and it was likely they had the flu...

Malta Bend School takes a break to break grip of illness | Other area schools prepare for flu season onset (UPDATE: 10:25 a.m. Sept. 3) (09/03/09)
Malta Bend School will not be in session Thursday, Sept. 3, or Friday, Sept. 4, in an effort to stop the spread of illness through students and staff, school officials said. "We sent home 25 percent of students with fever," said Superintendent Melissa Vesser. "In an effort to stop the spread we are not in session."...

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