Who can get state-supplied seasonal flu vaccine?
• A. Influenza vaccine is recommended for all people for the 2010-2011 season. Maine CDC does not and never has provided the majority of seasonal flu vaccine in Maine. However, the following groups are eligible for state-supplied vaccine: • all Maine children ages 6 months to 18 years-old; • employees of schools that are providing onsite vaccine clinics on school days; • pregnant women and their partners; • nursing home employees and residents; • adults who are uninsured or underinsured; and • patients of tribal health centers or municipal health departments. • Please note that, as in years past, the only state-supplied vaccine available for health care workers is for those who work in nursing homes. However, we strongly encourage all health care personnel, including EMS, to be vaccinated.
