Why isn’t the health department vaccinating children in the schools?
A. With the limited amount of H1N1 vaccine we have received to this point and the sporadic manner in which it is being delivered, it was not feasible to offer the vaccine in schools in a county as large as ours. At this point, there is just not enough vaccine available nor is there staff available to distribute it in all the buildings. We hope to receive more vaccine soon and will continue to look for ways to get it out to our community, both at our public vaccination clinic at Carew Medical Park and through private providers such as family practitioners, pediatricians or pharmacies. Please stay tuned to local media, visit www.FightTheFlu.org, or call 2-1-1 for updates on vaccine availability. Q. Why are teachers not considered a high priority group to get vaccinated? A. A lot of people will be at risk for getting this flu based on their occupation, but the priority groups established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on who had a higher risk for serious
