Waukesha — The first mass swine flu vaccination clinic in Waukesha County will be Thursday, but it is open only for fire department and emergency medical services personnel who are under the age of 50, the county's Public Health Division announced Wednesday.
The clinic will be from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Waukesha County Expo Center Forum Building, 10000 Northview Road.
A small initial shipment of the 2009 H1N1 vaccine in the intranasal spray form has arrived and will be targeted to healthcare workers and emergency responders. However, that form can be administered only to individuals under 50, so those older must wait for the injectable vaccine, the health agency's release explained.
In coming weeks, more vaccinations will be made available for the wider community, the agency said. Groups who will be targeted in upcoming clinics include pregnant women, those persons in close contact with infants under six months of age, all children and young adults between the ages of six months and 24 years, and adults under age 65 with compromised immune systems.