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Health Topics > Seasonal Flu > School Flu Vaccine Clinics
School Flu Vaccine ClinicsFor H1N1 flu (swine flu) questions, call our Health Emergency Information Line at 1-888-959-9911 or see our page about H1N1 flu. For information on where your family can obtain flu vaccination visit our Seasonal Flu pages. List of Scheduled School-Based Clinics (CC County Office of Education) Contra Costa Public Health is planning school based flu clinics this fall and winter at 50 elementary schools where 50% or more of the children are eligible for free/reduced lunch. The schools are located throughout the County. Vaccine will be available free of charge to all children who attend the identified elementary schools. Unfortunately we cannot vaccinate parents and community members at these clinics, but we will have information on where they can receive flu vaccine. Learn about locations where members of the community can obtain flu vaccine. Contra Costa Public Health has your school district's approval to provide these clinics. Doctors are recommending that children be vaccinated against seasonal influenza (the flu) each year. The new H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine is also recommended for children this year. Depending upon vaccine availability, Contra Costa Public Health may offer seasonal and or H1N1 to students at your child's school. Both types of flu vaccine are available at no cost to you. VideosNote that these video files are large and may take several minutes to download.
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Other ResourcesSee our information on Swine flu for Schools and Child Care Providers. Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy are you offering flu vaccines at school?Flu in children can be very serious and can cause fever, chills, headache, extreme tiredness, and body aches. Children can be sick for a week or more. They may miss school. Some children are hospitalized or die from the flu. Children age 2-17 are twice as likely to get the flu as adults. Flu is very contagious, especially among children. Children can spread the flu to people in the home who could get very sick from the flu, such as grandparents, younger siblings, or babies. A flu vaccine is the single best way to help prevent your child from getting and spreading the flu. What type of vaccines are you offering at my child's school?There will be two different types of flu vaccine, seasonal flu vaccine and H1N1 flu vaccine. Seasonal flu vaccines are made to prevent seasonal flu. They do not protect against H1N1 flu. The new H1N1 vaccine does not protect against the seasonal flu. To be fully protected, it is recommended that children get both. Depending upon what supplies are available, we will provide either the H1N1 or the seasonal flu vaccine. What else do I need to know about the flu vaccine?The flu vaccine comes in two forms: a nasal spray and the shot. Children like the spray because there is no needle; it's fast, easy and painless. Both the nasal and the shot are effective. The shot is an inactivated vaccine (contained killed virus) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm. The nasal spray is a vaccine made with live, weakened flu viruses that do no cause the flu (sometimes called LAIV for "live attenuated influenza vaccine" or FluMist®). Your child will receive the seasonal flu vaccine by nasal spray unless they have a medical condition such as asthma. Flu shots will be available to children who should not receive the nasal spray. Nurses at the school will screen your child to see if they can get the spray based on your answers on the consent form.
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