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Flu Update

01:00 AM EST on Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Today, Wednesday, is the last day to register for the H1N1 vaccination clinic for school-age Rhode Islanders who attend school out of state. Registration is required and can be done online at www.health.ri.gov. Clinic enrollment will close at 4 p.m. on Dec. 2.

The clinic will be held Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cannon Building, the Health Department’s headquarters in Providence. The Cannon Building is located at Three Capitol Hill, just north of the Rhode Island State House. Ample, free on-site parking is available.

Children who have not registered will be turned away. Children must also bring signed and dated consent forms to the clinic. These forms can be downloaded from the Web site. They are available in Spanish, Portuguese and English ( www.health.ri.gov/flu/about/schoolh1n1clinics).

Children who missed clinics at their Rhode Island schools, out-of-state residents, preschool students and college students will not be vaccinated at this clinic.

The answers to frequently asked questions about the clinic for Rhode Islanders who attend out-of-state schools can be found on the Health Department Web site. Parents and guardians with additional questions can contact the H1N1 Information Line at (401) 222-8022. Vaccinations

H1N1/swine flu

• Vaccine is now available for women who have had a baby within the past six months. Women should contact their obstetricians to get a swine-flu shot.

• A vaccination clinic for Rhode Islanders in kindergarten through 12th grade who attend school out of state will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12. Registration is required; see above for details.

• South County Hospital will hold its second swine-flu vaccination clinic for pregnant and postpartum women Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. in its Potter Conference Center. The vaccination is free. (The clinic will also offer seasonal-flu shots for these women but they must be covered by insurance or pay a $30 fee.)

• The Seekonk Board of Health will hold a swine-flu clinic for children ages 4 to 6 on Wednesday. Call the board at (508) 336-2909 to schedule a required appointment.

• The state will continue vaccinating children against swine flu at schools around the state next week. The clinics for Wednesday are listed below.

• Children who are younger than school age (and older than six months) and pregnant women can obtain swine-flu vaccine from their doctors, as supplies allow.

Dec. 2

Central Falls: Central Falls Senior High School

Coventry: Blackrock School

Coventry: Alternate Learning Program

Cranston: Arlington School

Cranston: Orchard Farms Elementary School

Cranston: St. Mary School

Cumberland: Ashton School

Johnston: Sarah Dyer Barnes School

North Kingstown: Davisville Elementary School

Pawtucket: Elizabeth Baldwin School

Portsmouth: Howard Hathaway School

Providence: St. Augustine School

Providence: Moses Brown School

Providence: Ocean Tides School

Tiverton: Fort Barton School at Nonquit School

Tiverton: Tiverton Middle School

Woonsocket: Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School

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