H1N1 (Human Swine Influenza)

 

High-risk groups receiving vaccine as of Nov.6

People in the following groups are currently eligible to receive H1N1 vaccine:

• Children 19 and under with chronic medical conditions for which they receive regular medical attention, including morbid obesity;
• Women who have just given birth, and their partners;
• Women up to four weeks postpartum, and their partners;
• Pregnant women;
• Children aged six months to under five years old;
• People living on First Nations communities;
• Health care workers involved with the pandemic response or the delivery of essential health services.

For more information on these risk groups, click here.

If you are not in one of these risk groups, the H1N1 vaccine will be made available as vaccine supply increases. Nova Scotia will have enough vaccine for every Nova Scotian who wants it over the coming weeks.

Please check this website regularly for updates and additional information.