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Knox County Tennessee

Everyone needs protection from the flu.
H1N1 vaccine is now available and FREE
at all Knox County Health Department locations.
Click here for a location near you.

¿Recibió la vacuna H1N1? Todavía tiene tiempo y puede vacunarse GRATIS en el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Knox. Todas las personas necesitan protección: Para un año nuevo: Reciba la vacuna - no la gripe.

(note that the local flu info line 215-5555 has been discontinued for now)

Additional flu information also can be found by following the links below or by calling 211 or the Tennessee Department of Health Flu Information Line at 1-877-252-3432.

Knox County Health department SCHEDULES PHASE 2 OF
in-school h1n1 intranasal vaccination clinics

For School Schedule Click Here
Knox County Health Department (KCHD) will begin the second phase H1N1 vaccinations in the Knox County Schools beginning Monday, Jan. 11. Children under 10 who have already received a H1N1 vaccine need a second dose to gain full immunity...more>>

Vaccine Key Points


  1. Vaccine is currently available in limited quantities. Check with your doctor.

  2. The 2009 H1N1 vaccine is made using the same process used for making the seasonal flu vaccines, which have a long record of producing safe seasonal influenza vaccines.

  3. During the upcoming weeks more vaccine will be available to the public in more places. The federal government has purchased enough products to provide a total of 250 million doses.

  4. Children younger than 10 years will need two doses of 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine. This is slightly different from CDC's recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination which state that children younger than 9 who are being vaccinated against influenza for the first time need to receive two doses. Infants younger than 6 months of age are too young to get the 2009 H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines.

  5. CDC recommends that the two doses of 2009 H1N1 vaccine be separated by 4 week. However, if the second dose is separated from the first dose by at least 21 days, the second dose can be considered valid.

  6. Public Health officials recommend getting vaccinated even if you think you've had the flu.

  7. Flu vaccination will last through the entire flu season.

  8. Wait at least 48 hours after taking an antiviral medication (Tamiflu or Relenza) to get your flu vaccination.
  • For more information about the H1N1 intranasal vaccine mist, click here
  • For more information about the H1N1 flu shot, click here


This fall we will have two types of flu circulating in our community, seasonal and H1N1. It is very important for us all to take steps to protect ourselves and our loved ones.

All Knox County residents and their families should get their seasonal flu shot as soon as possible. They are widely available through all the usual outlets and, contrary to popular myth, your immunity will last through the flu season.

The vaccine for H1N1 is not yet available, but is expected to be arriving sometime in October. Please get the H1N1 vaccine when it is available. 

In the meantime, the basics for infection control are very important:

  1. Stay home if you're sick and don't go back to work or school until you've been
    fever-free for 24 hours.
  2. Become obsessive in washing your hands.
  3. Cover you cough with a tissue or your sleeve, and
  4. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

Knox County to follow (CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines