To combat a second wave of H1N1, the Sedgwick County Health Department will hire 20 temporary workers.
The cost — about $196,000 — will be paid by a federal grant filtered through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Sedgwick County has received $2.1 million in grant money to respond to H1N1.
A temporary vaccination center opened today for pregnant women and healthcare workers. It will be open from 2 p.m. through 7 p.m. through Saturday or until vaccine runs out.
The center will be open for all other target groups next week. Hours will be 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday or until the vaccine runs out.
The target group, in order, is: Healthcare workers, pregnant women, children 6 months through 4 years old, children 5 to 18 years old with a medical condition that puts them at greater risk and caregivers for babies up to 6 months old.
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Do they speak english? Isn’t that just like the county, get 2.1 mil, and only use 196k. I’ll bet the illegals get higher priority than any US citizen.
Hi. The county is using the $2.1 million for far more than hiring temporary workers. That’s also how it is paying for its vaccination clinic at the Wichita Mall.