Influenza Vaccination
School aged children are 3 to 4 times more likely to contract flu than adults. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends yearly influenza vaccination for all school aged children. Even in healthy children flu can lead to serious complications and millions of school days are lost to the flu each year. As a result, the Putnam County Department of Health will again be offering FREE flu vaccination for your child at his/her school this fall.
Making FREE vaccination available to your child during the school day eliminates additional demand on your time and your child will be better protected from influenza. Immunizing the student helps to keep the larger community safe as well.
The Putnam County Health Department has worked with the Mahopac Central School District to schedule the following dates to provide influenza immunization to your school community.
School flu vaccination clinics scheduled for 2022:
- Austin Road Student & Staff: November 9, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 11: 00 AM
- Lakeview Students and Staff : November 10, 2022 from 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- Fulmar Road Students and Staff : November 10, 2022 from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Mahopac Middle School & Falls Building Students and Staff (@ MMS): November 15, 2022 from 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM
- Mahopac High School Students and Staff: November 17, 2022 from 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM