[Summit] Free flu shot clinic

[Greg Gerritt]

Public Health Press Release
 
 

For:                 Immediate Release
Date:               November 3, 2011

Contact:          Annemarie Beardsworth, 222-3998

 
First Lady, Director of Health to Hold Flu Vaccination Clinic for the
Uninsured
 
First Lady Stephanie Chafee, a registered nurse, and Director of Health
Michael Fine, MD will be vaccinating Rhode Islanders at a no-cost flu
vaccination clinic on Saturday, November 12.

 

Both Chafee and Fine are, in particular, urging Rhode Islanders without
health insurance to be vaccinated against the flu at the clinic. The clinic
will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of Life Christian Assembly
in Providence. No one will be charged for a vaccination at the clinic,
whether or not they have health insurance.

 

³Anyone can get the flu, and the flu will keep you home from work or school
for at least a week,² said Director of Health Michael Fine, MD. ³The flu is
a serious illness and can be even more serious for the elderly, the very
young, and anyone who has a chronic illness. The lack of health insurance or
a fee for vaccine administration should not prevent Rhode Islanders from
taking this essential step to protect themselves and their family members.
Everyone should be vaccinated against the flu, particularly pregnant women,
healthcare workers, the elderly, and people with chronic medical conditions,
such as asthma or diabetes.²

 
The church is located at 1860 Westminster Street, in the Olneyville section
of Providence. Both adults and children are welcome, but children must be
older than six months of age to be vaccinated. People who attend the clinic
are asked to use the church¹s Troy Street entrance. The clinic will be held
on the first level of the church (the facilities are wheelchair accessible).
People who are insured are asked to bring their insurance cards.

 

Any child who cannot attend the clinic on November 12 can attend a
school-located flu vaccination clinic. (If the date of a child¹s
school-located flu vaccination clinic has already passed, that child¹s
parent or guardian should contact the HEALTH Information Line at
401-222-5960.) There are no fees or insurance requirements at school-located
flu vaccination clinics.

 

For information about influenza or clinic schedules, contact HEALTH¹s
Information Line at 401-222-5960 / RI Relay 711.

 

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