Vaccinations available with no Appointment Necessary

We are pleased to offer H1N1 and Seasonal flu vaccines in both the intranasal and injection forms at our Internal Medicine clinics. To see if the intranasal form is right for you, click here.

Please be advised, the H1N1 vaccine is not expected to protect against the Seasonal flu and we encourage you to receive both vaccinations. Seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines may be administered on the same day.

There is no appointment necessary, feel free to walk-in to our clinics during the established FLU CLINIC HOURS listed below:

Below you will find a Quick Reference Guide relating to H1N1 flu brought forward from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web site. This document should not be construed as a substitution for medical advice.

To schedule an appointment or request a telephone consultation, please contact your physician by calling 312-926-3627, option 1. We also encourage you to consult with your physician online by requesting a WebVisit through MyHealth Manager. Please be aware there may be a charge for either a telephone or web consultation.

Quick Reference Guide

Information Provided through the Centers for Disease Control

Prevention

Symptoms

The symptoms of H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with H1N1 flu virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting. The high risk groups for H1N1 flu are not known at this time, but it’s possible that they may be the same as for seasonal influenza. People at higher risk of serious complications from seasonal flu include people age 65 years and older, children younger than 5 years old, pregnant women, people of any age with chronic medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), and people who are immunosuppressed (e.g., taking immunosuppressive medications, infected with HIV).

If you are sick, you may be ill for a week or longer. You should stay home and keep away from others as much as possible, including avoiding travel and not going to work or school, for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.) If you leave the house to seek medical care, wear a facemask, if available and tolerable, and cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. In general, you should avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness, especially people at increased risk of severe illness from influenza. With seasonal flu, people may be contagious from one day before they develop symptoms to up to 7 days after they get sick. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods. People infected with the H1N1 are likely to have similar patterns of infectiousness as with seasonal flu.

In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Who Is FluMist Right For?

Eligible children, adolescents, and adults ages 2 to 49 can get FluMist.

FluMist is a vaccine approved for the prevention of certain types of influenza disease. However, it may not protect everyone who receives it. FluMist is for intranasal administration only.

FluMist is not right for everyone, so talk to your doctor.

FluMist must not be given to: people with history of hypersensitivity to eggs, egg proteins, gentamicin, gelatin, or arginine; people with life-threatening reactions to previous influenza vaccinations; and children and adolescents receiving aspirin or aspirin-containing therapy.

The following people either may not be able to get FluMist or may be able to get it only in certain situations: children less than 24 months of age; people with asthma or active wheezing, or children less than 5 years of age with recurrent wheezing; people with a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome; people with a weakened immune system; people with long-term medical conditions including heart disease, kidney disease, and metabolic diseases, such as diabetes; and pregnant women.