The Orange County Health Department and the Town of Carrboro are teaming up to offer free H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines at Town Hall in honor of the late Tom Robinson.
Robinson, whose Carrboro-based seafood market is a downtown landmark, died last month from pneumonia caused by H1N1.
The vaccine clinic will be held at Carrboro Town Hall on Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The vaccines are free of charge and county health officials are cautioning those who remain unvaccinated that despite a lull in attention, the threat of serious illness from H1N1 is still significant.
The vaccine is available to all persons 6 months of age and older, without regard to residence. County officials report that the vaccine supply is currently plentiful in both the injectable form and nasal mist.
In addition to the Town Hall clinic, the health department operates weekly walk-in clinics on the following schedule:
• Tuesday — 2 to 6 p.m. at the Whitted Building, 300 West Tryon St., Hillsborough;
• Wednesday — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Whitted Building;
• Thursday — 2 to 6 p.m., Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
• Friday — 12:30 – 4:30 p.m., Southern Human Services Center.
Please note that some young children will require two doses and may receive the booster dose from the health department or other local health care providers.
For more information, please call the health department’s nurse line at 605-2051.
— Staff reports