H1N1 help

Looking for an H1N1 shot for someone in a "high priority" group? There will be a vaccine clinic Thursday at Mat-Su College from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. The clinic is for priority groups: pregnant women; youth ages 6 months to 24 years; health care/medical workers; caregivers for children under six months; and people aged 25-64 with higher risk of complications from the flu, according to the Mat-Su Borough. The entrance to the college is located off Mile 2 Trunk Road. The clinic is a joint effort of the borough, the state Department of Health and Social Services and the college.

The Mat-Su Borough School District will hold a separate clinic for students Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Colony High School. The clinic last week provided a reported 1,200 vaccines, the borough said.

The Borough is also expecting to hold a vaccine clinic Dec. 17 at the Menard Sports Center. Planning has begun for a small clinic in Willow and a clinic in Talkeetna. Local health care providers also have the H1N1 vaccine.

The Borough has a hotline for vaccine clinic updates: 761-3700. The Borough preparedness page is also under Info on the homepage www.matsugov.us.

For more information about H1N1, go to the federal Web site at www.pandemicflu.gov.