H1N1 Vaccinations Return to Boise & Meridian School Districts

The Central District Health Department (CDHD) is getting ready to resume school-based H1N1 flu vaccinations for students in the Meridian and Boise school districts beginning Tuesday December 1st and continuing through mid-January. Previous efforts to vaccinate school children in October were discontinued when the supply of vaccine came up short of expectations. The new round of school-based efforts will focus on middle and high school students and will include plans to vaccinate students in private and charter schools.

The school districts have been working with CDHD to provide parents with information packets, including consent forms, in advance of the teams of nurses visiting schools. 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:

Date	Schools
Dec 1st	Meridian High School Crimson Point Elementary - Kuna Ross Elementary - Kuna
Dec 3rd	Eagle Middle School Meridian Middle School Anser Charter School Heritage Middle School Sawtooth Middle School Falcon Ridge Charter School
Dec 8th	Foothills School of Arts & Sciences Boise High School Timberline High School
Dec 10th	Borah High School Capital High School Fairmont Junior High
Dec 15th	Centennial High School Rocky Mountain High School Rolling Hills Charter School
Dec 17th	Eagle High School Lowell Scott Middle School Medical Arts / Pathways / Charter schools
Jan 5th	Boise Public Schools – TBA
Jan 7th	Boise Public Schools – TBA
Jan 12th	Mountain View High School Charter Academy School Charter Middle School / Meridian Academy
Jan 14th	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.