NEW YORK — The New York City health department is holding a weeklong vaccination program in six schools.
The program is in preparation for this fall’s vaccination effort against H1N1, the swine flu. Next week from Monday to Friday, trained nurses will administer the seasonal influenza vaccine to the approximately 700 students in schools in the five boroughs.
The program aims to find efficient ways to immunize large numbers of children in schools. Within the next few weeks, parents of elementary school students will receive consent forms to sign if they want their children to receive the H1N1 vaccine at school. The actual vaccination effort will start in October and continue for approximately eight weeks.