FluMist Vaccinations Begin Monday At North Escambia Schools

November 5, 2015

The FluMist vaccine will soon be offered in Escambia County Schools. beginning with several in the North Escambia area. This is the second year the vaccine is being made available.

The FluMist vaccine will be available at no out of pocket expense to parents, but parents will be asked to provide insurance information to help offset the cost. But students without health coverage will still receive the vaccine at no cost.

“Last year the FluMist program was offered to the school district by Healthy Schools and over 5,000 students were vaccinated against the flu using the FlueMist product,” explained Martha Hanna, ECSD Health Services coordinator. “It is hard for us to measure the effect this had, but we are confident that it helped save some students from getting the flu, or at least helped reduce the severity of their case. We hope to see even more families sign their children up to participate this year.”

The FluMist vaccine will be administered November 9 to November 19, with Northview High, Bratt Elementary, Ernest Ward Middle, Molino Park Elementary and Jim Allen Elementary scheduled for the first round of vaccinations on November 9.

For more information or to download a permission form, visit http://escambiaschools.net/health_services or call your child’s school.

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One Response to “FluMist Vaccinations Begin Monday At North Escambia Schools”

  1. smokey on November 5th, 2015 4:15 pm

    No thanks for my folks.

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