MORAVIA -- A steady flow of Moravia school children, some with smiles on their faces and some with tears, moved through the district's H1N1 flu clinic Thursday.
The first of these clinics in the county, it will be followed by clinics in the other school districts, pending an ample supply of H1N1 vaccine, the Cayuga County Department of Health has said.
Students and their parents were asked to do a quick screening and take a consent form at the entrance of the high school cafeteria. From there, families had a chance to sit down at tables, read through the consent form, read handouts on H1N1 and ask questions of red-aproned health department staff.
After signing their consent forms, families were ushered into a line where their consent forms were double-checked. A third check of consent forms ocurred when children were finally pointed to a chair in the school's board of education room. While sitting in these chairs, students received either the injection form of the vaccine or the nasal "flu mist."
For more on this story, see Friday's edition of The Citizen.
Below is the schedule of the school-based clinics, which are open to students who from pre-kindergartners to high school seniors, as well as district employees who fall into high-priority risk groups. For more information, see the health department Web site at http://co.cayuga.ny.us/hhs/doh/index.htm and look for the school clinic information at the top of the home page.
• Nov. 12 - Moravia School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Moravia High School Board of Education Room
• Nov. 16 - Cato-Meridian School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Cato Middle School Gymnasium
• Nov. 16 - Auburn elementary schools (3:30 to 8 p.m.) Seward Elementary School Gymnasium
• Nov. 17 - Weedsport School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Weedsport High School Cafeteria
• Nov. 17 - Southern Cayuga School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Southern Cayuga High School Cafeteria
• Nov. 18 - Port Byron School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Port Byron High School Auditorium
• Nov. 18 - Union Springs School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Union Springs Middle/High School Auditorium
• Nov. 19 - Auburn middle schools and high school (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Auburn High School Cafeteria
Students and their parents were asked to do a quick screening and take a consent form at the entrance of the high school cafeteria. From there, families had a chance to sit down at tables, read through the consent form, read handouts on H1N1 and ask questions of red-aproned health department staff.
After signing their consent forms, families were ushered into a line where their consent forms were double-checked. A third check of consent forms ocurred when children were finally pointed to a chair in the school's board of education room. While sitting in these chairs, students received either the injection form of the vaccine or the nasal "flu mist."
For more on this story, see Friday's edition of The Citizen.
Below is the schedule of the school-based clinics, which are open to students who from pre-kindergartners to high school seniors, as well as district employees who fall into high-priority risk groups. For more information, see the health department Web site at http://co.cayuga.ny.us/hhs/doh/index.htm and look for the school clinic information at the top of the home page.
• Nov. 12 - Moravia School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Moravia High School Board of Education Room
• Nov. 16 - Cato-Meridian School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Cato Middle School Gymnasium
• Nov. 16 - Auburn elementary schools (3:30 to 8 p.m.) Seward Elementary School Gymnasium
• Nov. 17 - Weedsport School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Weedsport High School Cafeteria
• Nov. 17 - Southern Cayuga School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Southern Cayuga High School Cafeteria
• Nov. 18 - Port Byron School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Port Byron High School Auditorium
• Nov. 18 - Union Springs School District (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Union Springs Middle/High School Auditorium
• Nov. 19 - Auburn middle schools and high school (2:30 to 8 p.m.) Auburn High School Cafeteria
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