Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) partners with the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) to monitor the progression of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza (swine flu).  The FCHD follows the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and provides recommendations to the school system.  It is our goal to promote good health for students in our school system and to manage communicable diseases.

H1N1 Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a flu vaccine as the single best way to protect against influenza illness.  The 2009 H1N1 vaccine is available through many of the same health care providers, pharmacies, and community programs that provide the seasonal influenza vaccine. Individuals and families should check with their providers about availability.

The Fairfax County Health Department is now offering daily H1N1 vaccination clinics and encourages everyone who has not yet received H1N1 vaccine to get vaccinated as soon as possible.   H1N1 flu is serious disease and vaccination is your best protection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between mid-April and November 14, 2009, 47 million people in the United States were infected with the 2009 H1N1 flu, more than 200,000 people were hospitalized, and over 9,800 people died. Flu is unpredictable and we may see additional waves of illness. H1N1 vaccine is now widely available and free of charge in the Health Department's five district offices. For information about H1N1 clinic hours of operation and locations visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/flu or call the Fairfax County H1N1 call center at 703-267-3511.