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January 21, 2010

Asian and Pacific Islanders targeted for flu shots

The Howard County Health Department is moving into the next phase of its H1N1 flu vaccine outreach -- and targeting specific populations that may not have gotten their shots.

This Sunday, the county will offer free shots to Asians and Pacific Islanders from the county and around the region.

The clinic will be held at Howard High School, 10910 Route 108 in Ellicott City, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. There will be 1,000 doses offered on a first-come, first-served basis in shot and mist form.

Other communities will be targeted in future clinics. Officials say they may be hard to reach because of cultural or language barriers.

Health officials say that flu season doesn't end until May and there is still some H1N1 flu out there, though infections are on the decline.

According to federal statistics, 47 million Americans have gotten swine flu between April and November. There have been 200,000 hospitalitzations and 10,000 deaths.  

So far, almost all of the disease has been related to H1N1 flu, rather than seasonal flu. And while the infections are waning another big outbreak could still be coming, officials said.

Baltimore Sun file photo/Jed Kirschbaum

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Meredith CohnMeredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. WalkerAndrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.
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