Members of the priority groups should contact their healthcare provider to learn if the H1N1 vaccine is available. If their provider does not plan to administer the vaccine or if an individual does not have a healthcare provider, please call 1-877-PA HEALTH or visit www.H1N1inPA for more information.

Once sufficient vaccine is available, public vaccination clinics will be provided.

Regardless of whether individuals have been vaccinated, there are simple actions that everyone should take to slow the spread of H1N1. Those actions include:

Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and put the used tissue in the waste basket. If you don't have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your sleeve, but never into your hands or onto bare skin.Keep your hands away from your face and don't touch your mouth, nose and eyes.Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.Keep clean frequently used surfaces such as knobs, countertops and desks.Adults and children should stay home from work or school whenever they are sick, and remain home until they are fully recovered.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Health