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Flu Update

01:00 AM EST on Monday, November 30, 2009

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, 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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