ASHTABULA — McKinsey Elementary School students and their siblings were vaccinated Tuesday at Ashtabula City School District’s first H1N1-virus school clinic.
More than 200 children received the vaccine, aimed at heading off the swine flu, at an afternoon clinic, said Christine Hill, the city of Ashtabula’s health commissioner.
Three nurses — Hill, Ginny Lockwood and Peggy Ducro — teamed up to administer the doses in an efficient manner.
Six-year-old Emma Barber opted for the nasal spray vaccine. Afterward, she was smiling. Her mother, Mary Barber, wanted her to have a H1N1 influenza vaccine so “she would be safe.”
Hill said there’s nothing wrong with taking the mist instead of an injection, unless there’s an infant younger than 6 months old in the household or anyone with a weakened immune system in the house.
“A lot of kids are taking the mist,” Hill said. “They’re doing well with it.”
Two Lakeside High School seniors, Erika Bradley and Michelle Spangler from Lakeside’s leadership class, helped parents register their children.
“Some children cry when they go back (to the shot area),” Erika said. “But they are fine afterwards.”
A mother of five children, Ashtabula resident Tammy Luther said she brought lollipops to “lessen the shock” of the flu shots.
Clinics have been scheduled at the remainder of city schools during the next two weeks. Today, the H1N1 vaccine clinic will be at State Road Elementary, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Jefferson-area and Buckeye local schools start today. Conneaut will conduct its school clinics next week.
Pymatuning Valley students will be vaccinated Thursday in school, and then Saturday, Grand Valley students will be vaccinated, school officials said.
Health departments in the county are scheduled to receive more than 20,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine for children and at-risk adults. Besides in public schools, clinics will be established for home-schooled kids, officials have said.
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