MERIDIAN -- Boise and Meridian school districts are resuming H1N1 vaccinations.
Back in October vaccine supplies were short and the health department stopped school-based vaccinations after just a day and a half.
Meridian High gave out well over 200 vaccinations Tuesday morning. The amount of vaccines given were much lower than what Central District Health was expecting.
In October, schools reported that more than 60 percent of elementary students received the H1N1 vaccine.
Today, about 250 students got vaccinated - some say that is less than 20 percent of students at Meridian High.
The strike team has moved from this school and are now heading to Kuna.
This new round of vaccines will focus on middle and high school students, and will include private and charter schools.
Central Distric Health says they now have enough vaccinations to go through mid-January.
Vaccine information sheets and school consent forms can also be downloaded from the CDHD website www.cdhd.idaho.gov.
The vaccination campaign is completely voluntary, and no child will be vaccinated without a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. All vaccine administered through the health department is free.
Tentative Schedule:
Dec 1 -- Meridian High School Crimson Point Elementary & Kuna Ross Elementary
Dec 3 -- Eagle Middle School
Meridian Middle School
Anser Charter School
Heritage Middle School
Sawtooth Middle School
Falcon Ridge Charter School
Dec 8 -- Foothills School of Arts & Sciences
Boise High School
Timberline High School
Dec 10 -- Borah High School
Capital High School
Fairmont Junior High
Dec 15 -- Centennial High School
Rocky Mountain High School
Rolling Hills Charter School
Dec 17 -- Eagle High School
Lowell Scott Middle School
Medical Arts / Pathways / Charter schools
Jan 5 -- Boise Public Schools – TBA
Jan 7 -- Boise Public Schools – TBA
Jan 12 -- Mountain View High School
Charter Academy School
Charter Middle School / Meridian Academy
Jan 14 -- Lewis & Clark Middle School
Lake Hazel Middle School
Eagle Academy / Renaissance High School
More information on the H1N1 flu vaccine, schedules for public clinics, etc., can be accessed by visiting the CDHD website www.cdhd.idaho.gov or by calling the CDHD Flu Hotline at 321-2222.
H1N1 week night clinic in Canyon County
Southwest District Health will hold two H1N1 community vaccination clinics this week in Canyon County on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Both clinics will be held at the former Sportsman's Warehouse, 16865 Marketplace Blvd. in Nampa (I-84 and Karcher Road behind McDonald's).
SWDH will be providing vaccine to the following priority groups as defined by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention:
- Pregnant women
- People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age
- Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
- Persons between the ages of 6 months and 24 years old
People ages of 25 through 64 years of age who are at higher risk for 2009 H1N1 because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.
Both H1N1 live, attenuated (weakened) flu nasal spray and inactivated vaccine (injections) will be available. The Tuesday evening clinic is provided to assist holiday shoppers, those who work on Saturdays, and parents with children 9 and under who received their first vaccine on or before Nov. 7 and need their booster.
No identification is required and the vaccine is free.
