Mayo Announces H1N1 Vaccination Clinic for Pregnant Women

Thursday, October 22, 2009

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announces a two-day H1N1 vaccination clinic for Mayo patients who are currently pregnant. The injectable vaccine will be available at the Gonda Building, 16th floor walk-in clinic from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 and Monday, Oct. 26. Patients will not be billed for vaccine but they/their insurance provider will be billed an administration fee.

Mayo Clinic expects to receive additional H1N1 vaccine in the coming weeks and months. As the vaccine arrives, we will schedule appointments or walk-in clinics based on the Minnesota Department of Health's guidelines for dispensing the vaccine to priority groups.

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