H1N1 vaccination clinics schedule for local schools

PROVIDENCE - Local school children will be receiving the H1N1 vaccination in state Department of Health clinics in their schools starting the first week of November, the DOH announced on its Web site.

While the order in which vaccine will be delivered to schools is fixed, the dates of clinics are subject to vaccine availability and may change slightly. For updated information, visit www.health.ri.gov .

Parents of students should have received a letter and consent form the week of Oct. 19 from the Department of Health; only children with a signed and dated consent form will be given the free shots.

Said the DOH in its announcement, "For school-aged children who do not get this vaccination in school, it will not likely be available in physicians' offices or in other clinics until late December. School district superintendents or school principals will contact parents with more information about clinics."

Clinics in North Smithfield schools are scheduled as follows: Nov. 6, North Smithfield Elementary School; Nov. 19, North Smithfield High School; Dec. 1, North Smithfield Middle School; Dec. 7, Dr. Harry L. Halliwell Memorial School.

In Woonsocket: Nov. 4, Harris Elementary School; Nov. 18, Leo A. Savoie School; Nov. 20, Bernon Heights Elementary School; Nov. 24, Citizens Memorial School; Nov. 24, Globe Park School; Nov. 24, Kevin K. Coleman Elementary School; Dec. 1, Msgr. Gadoury Primary Regional School; Dec. 3, Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School; Dec. 8, Fifth Avenue School; Dec. 8, Woonsocket Middle School; Dec. 8, Beacon Charter High School; Dec. 9, Viola M. Berard School; Dec. 10, Governor Aram J. Pothier School; Dec. 10, Mount St. Charles Academy; Dec. 11, Woonsocket High School; Dec. 11, Hillside Alternative Program; Dec. 11, Action Based Enterprises.