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Hamilton?s H1N1 vaccine penetration less than 20 per cent
Shots not available until after disease hit its peak
March 29, 2010
Emma Reilly
Hamilton Spectator
Less than 20 per cent of Hamilton?s population was vaccinated against the H1N1 virus ? well below the city?s target of 75 per cent, according to a public health study released Monday.
A total of 96,242 people were vaccinated in Hamilton between Oct. 26 and Feb. 6. About 60,000 people got their shots at the city?s public health units, while the remaining 36,000 went to their family doctors.
Public health officials say the main reason why the uptake was so low was the vaccine wasn?t available to the general public when the disease hit its peak.
?The availability of the vaccine was the biggest thing that hindered us throughout,? said Dr. Chris Mackie, a Hamilton associate medical officer of health. ?If we?d had more vaccinations available up front, it?s almost certain there would have been a higher uptake...?
Hamilton?s H1N1 vaccine penetration less than 20 per cent
Shots not available until after disease hit its peak
March 29, 2010
Emma Reilly
Hamilton Spectator
Less than 20 per cent of Hamilton?s population was vaccinated against the H1N1 virus ? well below the city?s target of 75 per cent, according to a public health study released Monday.
A total of 96,242 people were vaccinated in Hamilton between Oct. 26 and Feb. 6. About 60,000 people got their shots at the city?s public health units, while the remaining 36,000 went to their family doctors.
Public health officials say the main reason why the uptake was so low was the vaccine wasn?t available to the general public when the disease hit its peak.
?The availability of the vaccine was the biggest thing that hindered us throughout,? said Dr. Chris Mackie, a Hamilton associate medical officer of health. ?If we?d had more vaccinations available up front, it?s almost certain there would have been a higher uptake...?