Health
Flu Update
01:00 AM EST on Monday, November 30, 2009
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, at a location to be announced. Parents must register their children for this clinic by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, by going to www.health.ri.gov. Alternative arrangements will be made for parents who cannot attend the clinic because of religious observances, provided they contact the H1N1 Information Line (222-8022) by Dec. 2.
•South County Hospital will hold its second swine-flu vaccination clinic for pregnant and postpartum women on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. in its Potter Conference Center. The vaccination is free. (The clinic will also offer seasonal flu vaccinations for these women but they must be covered by insurance or a $30 fee.)
•The Seekonk Board of Health will hold a swine-flu clinic for children ages 4 to 6 on Wednesday, Dec. 2. 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 Monday and Tuesday are listed below. To find the date for the H1N1 swine-flu clinic at your schools, check projo.com and look for “School-based flu clinics.”
•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.
Nov. 30
Bristol: Colt Andrews School
Bristol: Mt. Hope High School
East Greenwich: East Greenwich High School
Hopkinton: Ashaway Elementary School
Hopkinton: The R.Y.S.E. School
Lincoln: Lonsdale Elementary School
Middletown: Middletown High School
Newport: Frank E. Thompson Middle School
North Kingstown: Wickford Middle School
North Providence: Birchwood Middle School
Providence: Roger Williams Middle School
Providence: Pleasant View School
Providence: San Miguel School
Scituate: North Scituate Elementary School
Dec. 1
Barrington: Barrington Middle School
Barrington: St. Luke School
Coventry: Tiogue School
Cranston: St. Paul School
Cumberland: Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
Cumberland: Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley Academy
North Smithfield: North Smithfield Middle School
Pawtucket: Goff Junior High School
Portsmouth: Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Abbey School (Self-Direct Ship)
Portsmouth: Aquidneck Island Christian Academy
Providence: West Broadway Elementary School
Providence: Charles N. Fortes Academy
South Kingstown: Msgr. Matthew F. Clarke Catholic Regional School
Woonsocket: Msgr. Gadoury Primary Regional School
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