Update: H1N1 Flu Vaccine

As of today, the Cook County Department of Public Health has started scheduling H1N1 flu vaccines for next week for Cook County residents. To schedule for them, please call the following phone number: 847-818-2860, and then hit option 1 followed by option 1. For details please see this link:
http://www.cookcountypublichealth.org/files/Fludocs/h1n1%20vaccine%20flyer_10-29-09.pdf

For non-Cook County residents, please see the following link through the Illinois Department of Public Health:
http://www.idph.state.il.us/h1n1_flu/sf_vaccine_locations.htm

We still anticipate receiving the vaccine in our office in the next 1-2 weeks. However, if you are a high-risk family (child under 6 months, asthma, heart disease, other chronic illness), you may want to try to schedule to receive it at one of the Cook County Department of Public Health Locations through the above phone number.

Some pharmacies in our area have also told us they will be getting the vaccine next week, and they will be scheduling clinics at their locations as well, so please call them for further information. It is possible that these pharmacies will receive the vaccine before the Elm Street Pediatrics office receives it. This link has some information regarding those locations as well (scroll to your town to see those pharmacies):
http://www.idph.state.il.us/h1n1_flu/vaccine_locations/sf_vaccine_locations_cook.htm