Editorial: NM schools need a kick in the pants to give flu shots : abqjournal

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Editorial: NM schools need a kick in the pants to give flu shots

Editorial: NM schools need a kick in the pants to give flu shots

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........Now that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is relying on the science of vaccine efficacy to recommend flu shots over FluMist nasal spray, fewer New Mexico schools are offering flu clinics.Get ready for a serious bump in student sick days – or worse.At Albuquerque Public Schools, which is the same district that rightly gave parents a 10-day deadline last year to get kids up to date on vaccines or provide a valid medical/religious waiver, it means just 57 out of 141 schools will have flu clinics, down from 91 last year.


by the same token on wndu

Drive-thru flu shots offered in Mishawaka

Drive-thru flu shots offered in Mishawaka

If you can drive-thru for a burger, who says you can't drive-thru to prevent the flu?This service was available on Saturday at Saint Joseph Health System in Mishawaka.Staff staged a drive-up flu clinic, free of charge, and visitors didn't have to leave the car.


moreover from collegian

CSU Health Network urges students to get flu shots

CSU Health Network urges students to get flu shots

Students can now receive a flu shot from the Colorado State University Health Network.Flu shots are available on campus at the Hartshorn Health Center.No appointment is necessary, and students can go anytime during normal operating hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Editorial: NM schools need a kick in the pants to give flu shots