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Show _ fl i. 8 FI 1 f~"1 \V|.ni•.KSt1TL_l."l*r,m>HY Wednesday, September 2, 2009 %r THE SIGNPOST NYC schools offer free H1N1 vaccinations National School Boards Largest school district in U.S. is Association, said the city wind up being. "a first to detect swine flu symptoms could great role model." Federal health authoridistricts nationwide have By Sara Kugler agreed to allow vaccina- ties have been pushing the writer I Associated Press tions in school buildings, idea of school vaccine clinNEW YORK (AP) - The once the vaccine becomes ics for months. A few small nation's largest school dis- available in mid- to late states, including Maine trict said Tuesday it will October as the nation pre- and Alabama, previously offer free swine flu vac- pares for a spike in swine announced plans to do as cinations to its 1 million- flu cases in the coming New York is doing - offer plus schoolchildren as months. the vaccine to all schoolNew York City takes bold New York's announce- children. steps to avoid becoming ment may influence othMany large districts are the country's flu epicenter er large cities. Brenda still awaiting details from again in the fall. Greene, director'of school their state health departHundreds of school health programs for the ments on how to carry out vaccine clinics. Others like California, Ohio and Massachusetts, are focusing first on other elements of flu planning, like when to close schools. Some cities, like Boston and Dallas, have rejected school vaccinations. However, New York was the first large metro area in the country to have hundreds of children sick from swine flu last spring. The virus rapidly spread among high school students, beginning with a private high school in Queens. Officials ptember 9,2009 TIME: 9:30 am-2:30 p.m. LOCATION: Shepherd Union estimate as many as 1 million people were sickened in the city, and more than 50 people died. Nationwide, swine flu has killed about 500 people. "We know New Yorkers are concerned, very understandably, about the risks that "/ don't ments announced the vaccine plan as part of the city's multi-pronged strategy Tuesday to manage the next wave of swine flu. The city also plans to post data online about influenza-like symptoms at hospital emergencywant rooms, and post daily they might anybody to u p d a t es face," said be alarmed, on pub : New York lie school City May- but I do want absences or Michael everyone to and other Bloomberg. schools re"Our job is to prepared/' porting five plan in case or more it is a big deal." - Barack Obama, cases of flulike illness. In WashPresident of the The ad-: ington, PresiUnited States m i nistradent Barack tion plans Obama said to send out Tuesday that while swine flu vaccina- hundreds of volunteers tions will be voluntary, the known as "flu fighters" to government will "strongly visit senior centers, houses recommend" that people of worship, schools and other gathering places to get them. "I don't want anybody to educate New Yorkers about be alarmed, but I do want the flu. Certain groups have everyone to be prepared," the president said of the shown to be more vulnersecond, more serious wave able to swineflu,including of the virus expected this children and young adults. City officials say if a fall. A White House report school sees five or more suggests up to half the U.S. cases of flu-like illness in'' population could be in- one day, the school will send a letter to parents fected. The vaccine is still be- stressing the need to keep ing tested and analyzed. sick children home. Once it is deemed safe and Schools that experience effective, the government "excessive" flu activity - - which has bought 195 4 percent of the student million doses - will ship body on a single day - will the vaccine to state health get a visit by a doctor or departments in portions, supervising nurse to furstarting with about 45 mil- ther assess the situation. ,' lion doses in October. Officials said they :do : New York City Health not expect swine flu to. Commissioner Thomas cause widespread severe Farley said the city expects illness, but in case hospi-. to receive 1.2 million doses tal emergency rooms are of the vaccine in October, overwhelmed may set up and half a million doses for other sites for flu treaty ment. >', every week after that. The vaccine given to And in an emergency, school children - in pri- the city said it could treat vate as well as public large numbers of people schools - will mostly be by deploying volunteers; a nasal mist rather than a through its Medical Re-; shot. serve Corps, a network of 8,700 doctors, pharnuc-j Bloomberg and officials from his health, schools cists, nurses and other -'. and emergency depart- health professionals. f\ ENTER TO WIN!!! Flat screen TV • iPod Touch $100 Gift Cards and MORE., % WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY. 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