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H1N1 Information for People Ages 25-64 With Certain Health Conditions

If you have a chronic health conditions including:

• asthma and other lung diseases
• diabetes
• cancer
• weakened immune systems (including HIV/AIDS)
• heart disease (except hypertension)
• kidney disease or hepatitis
• cognitive disabilities
• neurologic and neuromuscular conditions (including muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis
• blood disorders

...you are at higher risk for getting very sick from H1N1 and therefore are part of the group who has been given priority to get the H1N1 vaccine.

Your health care provider or pediatrician may be able to give you the H1N1 vaccine.  If not, go to http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/maineflu/fluclinics/index.shtml to find a flu clinic.

For more information on the safety of the H1N1 vaccine.

For more information on what to do if you have flu-like symptoms, and other resources specific to different chronic health conditions.

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