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New York City To Offer School Kids Free H1N1 Flu Shots
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that free shots and mist for the H1N1 influenza will be offered to elementary school students.
The announcement, which comes nine weeks before Election Day, took place as officials around the country prepare for an uptick in H1N1 infections as schools go back into session.
Bloomberg is also encouraging residents to get flu shots or mist for both H1N1 and seasonal influenza.
To help track breakouts, the city is planning to post daily and weekly updates on its new flu Web portal and report which schools have five or more casts of influenza-like illness.
New York City saw among the biggest initial outbreaks of H1N1 in the spring, with several schools seeing dozens of cases. Some of the infected students traveled to Mexico during spring break. An assistant principal at a Queens intermediate school died in May. He contracted the illness, while complications besides the virus likely played a part in his death, officials said at the time.
-By Kevin Kingsbury, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2354; kevin.kingsbury@ dowjones.com
New York City To Offer School Kids Free H1N1 Flu Shots
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that free shots and mist for the H1N1 influenza will be offered to elementary school students.
The announcement, which comes nine weeks before Election Day, took place as officials around the country prepare for an uptick in H1N1 infections as schools go back into session.
Bloomberg is also encouraging residents to get flu shots or mist for both H1N1 and seasonal influenza.
To help track breakouts, the city is planning to post daily and weekly updates on its new flu Web portal and report which schools have five or more casts of influenza-like illness.
New York City saw among the biggest initial outbreaks of H1N1 in the spring, with several schools seeing dozens of cases. Some of the infected students traveled to Mexico during spring break. An assistant principal at a Queens intermediate school died in May. He contracted the illness, while complications besides the virus likely played a part in his death, officials said at the time.
-By Kevin Kingsbury, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2354; kevin.kingsbury@ dowjones.com