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H1N1 vaccines arrive in Richmond County next week

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By NBC Augusta News Managers

Story Updated: Oct 30, 2009

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Richmond County will offer the H1N1 flu vaccine starting next week. The shots will be for those in priority groups. That includes pregnant woman, health care workers and children and young adults from six months to 24 years old. The health department will start giving out the 1500 doses Tuesday at the main clinic on Laney Walker Boulevard. The offices are open from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Columbia County says they will also receive the vaccinations soon, but have not announced any clinics yet.

 

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Jeff Magnus says ...

On Sunday, Nov 1 at 10:46 AM

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What's with the "URBAN" areas? Is that a euphemism for the "black" areas? Paying4mine sounds like you are a bitter bigot. So pay for yours and let us poor white and black "urban" folk get ours. Stupid!

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Paying4mine says ...

On Friday, Oct 30 at 10:32 PM

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The Health Dept? Are you serious? So we get vaccinations and send them straight to the "urban" areas. Thats our government.

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