The City and the Alexandria Health Department will be offering vaccine to the public through mass vaccination clinics as soon as adequate supplies of vaccine are available. This page will be frequently updated with information about H1N1 flu vaccination clinics in the City of Alexandria, and with other information about the disease and how to prevent it.

Currently, all but two states in the U.S. are reporting widespread flu activity at this time, an unprecedented number for this time of year. Unfortunately, the CDC has reported that production of the vaccine is slower than expected, which has resulted in limited availability of the vaccine.

What's New

• City of Alexandria Holds H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Sunday, November 22 - 11/20/09 
• H1N1 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions - 11/17/09
• Pregnant Women Show Strong Immune Response to One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine - DG News, 11/4/09 
• Focus on Flu: 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Safety - WebMD Blog, 11/4/09 
• Howcast: How to Get the H1N1 Vaccine - Hulu.com, 11/4/09

Since mid-October, The City and the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) have offered, contingent on vaccine availability, H1N1 flu vaccinations through a variety of locations, including schools, the health department, and public vaccination clinics. The AHD has focused these efforts on providing vaccinations to persons at highest risk of complications and death from H1N1 influenza, particularly:

• pregnant women
• pre-school age children
• parents of children less than 6 months old
• children with chronic health conditions

According to the AHD, as of November 17, more than 7,000 vaccinations were administered through the following locations:

• Pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first-grade students in all Alexandria City Public Schools and in four private schools (Blessed Sacrament, St. Mary’s, St. Rita’s, and Alexandria Country Day School) have been vaccinated. AHD is in the process of vaccinating students grades 2-5 in these schools; to date, half of these students have received vaccinations. Total number of doses administered: 3,030.
• Vaccinations provided through clinics at the Alexandria Health Department building on King Street and the Casey Health Center: 2,695 doses
• Vaccinations provided through the George Washington Middle School clinic, held October 31: 1,478 doses

Alexandria Health Department
4480 King Street
Alexandria, VA, 22302
703.838.4400
Fax: 703.838.4038
E-mail 

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.