Preventing
disease and keeping our children healthy is a priority for all of us.
One of the best ways to protect our children’s health is by vaccinating
them against known illnesses. Influenza is a serious
disease that can spread quickly among children, especially in schools,
yet most of us tend to think it is a disease that only affects our older
populations. Not true! According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), children typically have
the highest attack rates during community outbreaks of the flu and
children can spread the illness very quickly to their friends, neighbors
and family members. Protecting our children from influenza protects
all of us. The CDC now recommends that everyone
6 months and older get the flu vaccine every year, as soon as it is
available.
Schools
can play an important role in helping to keep our children healthy and
in stopping the spread of the flu. That’s why Lincoln K-8 has
partnered with a team of nurses from Olmsted Medical Center,
Mayo Clinic and Olmsted County Public Health to offer the flu vaccine
(both the shot and nasal spray) to students this fall.
Lincoln K-8’s school located influenza clinic will be on October 5th,
2016 in the afternoon, in the school Media Center. Registration is
required and can be completed through our registration link
that can be found at http://www.semnic.org/schoolfluclinics.aspx.
This is a fast, easy and convenient way to keep our children, our
school and our community healthy throughout the year. Paper
registration
forms are also available in the main office. We strongly encourage you
to take advantage of this important opportunity. All forms of
registration are due 2 business days prior to the clinic.
If you have any questions about the vaccine please visit the CDC’s influenza website: www.flu.gov and
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/parents/
