A STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO GIVE SCHOOL CHILDREN A FLU SHOT IS CITED AS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE STATE'S HIGH RATE OF VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN 17 AND YOUNGER. THE C-D-C SAYS 67 PERCENT OF NEW MEXICO'S CHILDREN GOT THE SHOT COMPARED TO 57 PERCENT NATIONALLY.
DAN BURKE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THEY'VE BEEN DOING THE IN-SCHOOL CLINICS SINCE 2008. LAST YEAR 55-THOUSAND DOSES OF THE FLU VACCINE WERE USED IN 350 SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR, NEARLY 450 SCHOOLS SIGNED UP FOR THE SHOTS.
