CREST HAVEN — The Cape May County Department of Health has set the dates for two additional H1N1 public flu clinics.

According to a release, the first H1N1 public flu clinic of 2010 will be held on Jan. 6 at Wildwood High School, 4300 Pacific Ave. from 4 to 7 p.m. Municipal parking is available on New Jersey Avenue between Baker and Montgomery (across from the police station).

An additional H1N1 flu clinic will also be held on Jan. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ocean City High School, 501 Atlantic Ave.

Effective Dec. 16, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services expanded H1N1 vaccination beyond target groups to include all persons who are interested in protecting themselves against the H1N1 flu.

“Since the State has expanded the vaccination recommendations, the Cape May County Department of Health will vaccinate all Cape May County residents at upcoming H1N1 flu vaccination clinics,” said Freeholder Gerald Thornton.

Children less than 10 years of age need to receive a second dose to be fully protected. The second dose should be given ideally 28 days after the first dose, but it can be given after a minimum of 21 days.

Children less than 10 who received their first dose before Dec. 17 can receive a second dose at the Jan. 6 clinic. Children less than 10 who received their first dose before Dec. 22 can receive a second dose at the January 11th clinic.

The Department will offer both the FluMist and the injectable vaccine. FluMist is a vaccine made with live, weakened viruses that cannot grow at normal body temperature and is given via a nasal sprayer. Healthy persons 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant can receive FluMist.

Certain persons should not receive the H1N1 flu vaccine. Similar to seasonal flu, persons with a severe allergy to eggs or any of the vaccine components, who have had a severe reaction to a previous flu vaccine, or who have been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome will need a prescription from their physician to get a flu vaccine.

Free flu safety kits will be given to the first 250 people at the H1N1 flu clinics. Patient consent forms can be downloaded at www.cmchealth.net.

Additional H1N1 flu clinics will be scheduled, the release stated.