Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
Genesee County
Health
Department to Hold
Additional
Flu Clinic For Specially Qualified Children
The Genesee County Health Department will be
holding an additional flu clinic on
Saturday,
December 13, 2003
. Note that
only two groups of children are eligible to receive the vaccine.
Clinic
Location
·
Genesee County Health Department (Burton
Branch)
G-3373
S. Saginaw
,
Flint
Saturday, December 13th,
9am-12pm
(clinic may close earlier if
vaccine runs out)
Only two groups of children qualify to receive the vaccine:
1)
Children 4 -18 years old who qualify for federally funded vaccine:
these are children enrolled in Medicaid, American Indians & Alaskan Natives,
uninsured children and under-insured children whose insurance has no coverage
for vaccinations,
2)Children 4-18 years of age who have high risk factors such as:
heart
disease, kidney disease, lung disease, metabolic disease such as diabetes,
asthma, anemia and other blood disorders or
children with a weakened immune system due to HIV/AIDS or another disease
that affects the immune system, long‑term treatment with drugs such as
steroids, cancer treatment with x-rays or drugs regardless of insurance status.
The cost of the vaccine will be an $11.00 administrative fee
or a valid Medicaid card.
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