Two clinics for H1N1 vaccines

The Mat-Su Public Health Clinic is hosting two H1N1 vaccination clinics open to the general public, one Thursday for the northern reaches of the borough and one next week in the core area.

Montana Creek Baptist Church, located near the Talkeetna Spur at Mile 98.5 of the Parks Highway, will host the dispensary Thursday from 1 to 6 p.m.

On Dec. 17, the clinic will set up at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Complex in Wasilla from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Public Health Nurse Paula English said it is still important for everyone older than 6 months to get vaccinated. She encouraged people to attend either one of the clinics. The vaccine will be free of charge.

English recommended parents bring a vaccination record for their children. She said the clinic has enough stock of the vaccine to no longer limit its administration to the priority groups. Everyone who comes to the clinic can expect to receive a vaccine.

“I would be very surprised if we ran out,” English said.