November 17, 2009 - Free H1N1 vaccinations in our schools
The Prince George's County Health Department (PGCHD) is offering free Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) vaccinations to your school-aged child. School-aged children are at a high risk of being exposed to and becoming sick from this flu virus.Most children in the United States exposed to this H1N1 influenza virus during the past eight months have experienced only minor “flu-like” symptoms. Unfortunately, other children in the United States exposed to the H1N1 virus have developed moderate to severe flu-like symptoms requiring more extensive treatments. Receiving an H1N1 vaccination is an effective method of preventing an H1N1 flu virus infection and its complications.
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