Nurse's Office

RSU#13   2012-13 Seasonal Influenza Clinics

South School will be having an influenza vaccination clinic on October 30^th. 

Please read the Vaccine Information Sheets attached to this letter and complete the attached Health Screen & Permission Form and return to the school by October 22^nd.

You will be notified if there is change in the planned dates of school flu clinics. 

Reminder: Some children less than 9 years of age may need 2 doses of flu vaccine this year. 

Please see the Information Sheet for Parents to determine if your child will need 2 doses.

Please see the School-Located Vaccine Clinic Fact Sheet for Parents about the advantages to having your child vaccinated in the school-located vaccine clinic setting.

For information about flu and the vaccine go to www.maineflu.gov, www.flu.gov, or http://www.cdc.gov/flu  

For questions about the flu vaccine, call Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention (Maine CDC) at 1-888-257-0990, Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

For questions about the vaccine clinics at our school, please call Mrs. Straka at 596-2008.

OPTIONAL: Parents are encouraged but not required to attend these clinics with their child.

Sincerely,

RSU #13 School Nurses

Please be sure to complete and return the Health Screen & Permission form!