News Release                          For Immediate Release

                                                                                                                November 15, 2007

Grey Highlands Secondary School Influenza Clinic

One hundred and eighty people received influenza vaccinations at a Public Health clinic at Grey Highlands Secondary School in Flesherton, Wednesday, November 14, 2007. This is more than last year’s clinic when 155 people were immunized.

An additional walk-in influenza vaccination clinic is scheduled for this week at Walkerton District Secondary School, Walkerton, November 15. Clinics are from 4-8 p.m. No appointments needed.

Additional walk-in clinics are scheduled across Grey and Bruce throughout November

(see attachment). Publicly funded influenza shots are also available by appointment at Public Health in Owen Sound and at the Plex in Port Elgin, call 519-376-9420, or at Public Health in Walkerton, call 519-881-1920.

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Attachments:  Free Walk-In Community Flu Vaccine Clinic Schedule

For more information:

Karen Sweiger

Program Manager

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Grey Bruce Health Unit

519-376-9420 or 1-800-263-3456 ext. 230