What You Need to Know about Seasonal Flu and H1N1 (Swine Flu)
H1N1
Vaccine Availability at Martin’s Point, Bowdoin Medical Group, and
Evergreen Woods Primary Care Locations
Martin’s
Point and our affiliates Bowdoin Medical Group and Evergreen Woods Primary Care
have placed orders for our supply of the H1N1 vaccine. The government controls
the supply and each state regulates who we may give the vaccine to and when.
These regulations are based on who is believed to be most at risk. The CDC
recently advised us the vaccine may be offered to anyone who may wish to be
immunized.
Please
see the list of our locations below for information about current availability.
Martin's Point Health Care Center Locations
Brunswick and Portland, Maine, Health Care
Centers (Brunswick: 207-725-8079; Portland: 207-828-2402)
H1N1
vaccine is available in the State of Maine for anyone who
is over the age of 6 months old. If you are a patient of MPHC and would
like to have the vaccine, call the Health Care Center for H1N1 vaccine
appointment availability.
Children that are 6 months thru the age of 10 years old require two
immunizations one month apart.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Health Care
Center
The Division
of Public Health Services extends the H1N1 Vaccine Distribution to the general
public. Anyone who would like to have the vaccine may call the Health
Care Center at 603-431-5154 for H1N1 vaccine availability as the vaccine does
remains in a limited supply at our site.
Bowdoin Medical Group Locations
H1N1 vaccine is available in
the State of Maine for anyone who is over the age of 6 months old.
If you are a patient of Bowdoin Medical Group, LLC, and would like to have the
vaccine, please call your provider's office for H1N1 vaccine availability and an
appointment time.
BMG – Brunswick Site
Only
H1N1/Seasonal Flu Clinics – By
appointment only! Please call the office to schedule an appointment
at 798-4050.
Monday, February
15th 9 am
to 4 pm
Wednesday, February
17th 9 am to 4
pm
Wednesday, February
24th 1 pm to 5
pm
Children that are 6 months thru the age
of 10 years old require two immunizations one month apart.
Seasonal Flu vaccine is also
available at most of our locations. Please call your provider's office for
availability and an appointment time.
Evergreen Woods Primary Care (Bangor, Maine)
Our sites are currently awaiting supply of the H1N1 vaccine. As
vaccine becomes available, this page will be
updated.
Seasonal Flu Vaccine (Martin's Point Health Care Centers
in Brunswick, Portland, and Portsmouth)
As for Seasonal
Flu, it is still important to receive your annual vaccination if it becomes
available to you. It is recommend that everyone receive a vaccine,
especially children older than 6 months-18 years, pregnant women, people 50
and older, and people with medical conditions. At this time, we do
not have any seasonal flu vaccine. We will update this
page if and when we have doses to distribute.
US Family Health Plan, Generations Advantage, and
PointPartners Members
Please contact your Primary Care Provider’s (PCP) office for
vaccine availability. You can find your PCP's phone number on your
Member ID card. These vaccines will be covered by your health plan.
Click here for more information about who is at highest risk and
what the symptoms of H1N1 are compared to the seasonal flu. For more
information, visit flu.gov or click on the button below.
