Columbia St. Mary's & the H1N1 Vaccine

Who do I call to schedule a vaccination or check on the availability of the vaccine at Columbia St. Mary’s?
Call your primary care physician. If you don’t have one, call (414) 963-WELL (9355) and one of our Call Center representatives will be happy to help you find one.

What is the cost of the H1N1 vaccine?
The vaccine itself is free; there will be a nominal processing fee if you receive the vaccine at a Columbia St. Mary’s clinic.

What are the symptoms of the H1N1 or “Swine Flu” virus?
The symptoms include:

• Fever (usually high) — Everyone with the H1N1 virus will have a fever.
• Headache
• Extreme fatigue
• Dry cough
• Sore throat
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Muscle aches
• Stomach symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea (most common in children)
  
  

What should I do if I think I have H1N1?
If you get sick with flu-like symptoms this flu season, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care. Most people with 2009 H1N1 have had mild illness and have not needed medical care or antiviral drugs and the same is true of seasonal flu.

However, some people are more likely to get flu complications and they should talk to a health care provider about whether they need to be examined if they get flu symptoms this season. They are:

• Children younger than 5, but especially children younger than 2 years old
• People 65 and older
• Pregnant women
• People who have:
  • Cancer
  • Blood disorders (including sickle cell disease)
  • Chronic lung disease [including asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)]
  • Diabetes
  • Heart disease
  • Kidney disorders
  • Liver disorders
  • Neurological disorders (including nervous system, brain or spinal cord)
  • Neuromuscular disorders (including muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis)
  • Weakened immune systems (including people with AIDS)