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Wake County is partnering with public, private and charter schools across the County to provide free seasonal flu shots to all school-age children in Kindergarten through grade 12, beginning Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

The vaccines will be offered at 21 clinic sites throughout the County. Students may attend any clinic offered, regardless of the school they attend or where they live. A parent or guardian must accompany all students receiving the vaccine, regardless of age.

Only injectable vaccine – a flu shot – will be available. Seasonal flu vaccine clinics for students will be offered from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted:

· Tuesday, October 13, 2009 – Southeast Raleigh High School

2600 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh

· Wednesday, October 14, 2009 – Athens Drive High School

1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh

· Monday, October 19, 2009 – Wake Christian Academy

5500 Wake Academy Drive, Raleigh

· Tuesday, October 20, 2009 – Knightdale High School

100 Bryan Chalk Lane, Knightdale

· Wednesday, October 21, 2009 –Heritage High School

1150 Forestville Road, Wake Forest

· Thursday, October 22, 2009 – Wakefield High School

2200 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh

· Monday, October 26, 2009 – Franklin Academy

1137 Chalk Road, Raleigh

· Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – Leesville Road High School

8409 Leesville Road, Raleigh

· Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – Millbrook High School

2201 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh

· Thursday, October 29, 2009 – Sanderson High School

5500 Dixon Drive, Raleigh

· Monday, November 2, 2009 – Ravenscroft School

7409 Falls of the Neuse Road, Raleigh

· Tuesday, November 3, 2009 – Cary Academy

1500 North Harrison Ave., Cary

· Wednesday, November 4, 2009 – Apex High School

1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex

· Thursday, November 5, 2009 – Middle Creek High School

123 Middle Creek Park Ave., Apex

· Monday, November 9, 2009 – Endeavor Charter School

9400 Forum Drive, Raleigh

* 3:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

· Tuesday, November 10, 2009 – Holly Springs High School

5329 Cass Holt Road, Holly Springs

· Thursday, November 12, 2009 – Fuquay-Varina High School

201 Bengal Blvd., Fuquay-Varina

· Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – Garner High School

2101 Spring Drive, Garner

· Wednesday, November 18, 2009 – Panther Creek High School

6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary

· Thursday, November 19, 2009 – Green Hope High School

2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road, Cary

· Tuesday, November 24 2009 – Cary High School

638 Walnut St., Cary

The Wake County Board of Commissioners accepted $296,631 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Project during its meeting on September 8, 2009 to fund the project.

More information about seasonal and H1N1 flu, including additional vaccination clinics information, answers to frequently asked questions and information for specific population groups is available at www.WakeGOV.com/flu.

For the latest information on seasonal and H1N1 flu in Wake County, sign up to receive ReadyWake! Flu Tweets at www.Twitter.com/ReadyWake.

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