Do home and community-based service providers in day and residential programs for people with disabilities have priority for receiving the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccines?
Providers of home and community-based health-related services (personal care attendants, direct support staff, paraprofessionals, itinerant therapists and others providing ADL support) who have close and consistent contact with people with disabilities and those providing healthcare support services in day and residential programs for people with disabilities should be considered in the same priority as ‘health care personnel’.
For more information for caregivers, see: http://www.flu.gov/individualfamily/caregivers/index.html
Last Updated: 11/16/2009
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