News Release                          For Immediate Release

                                                                                                                November 22, 2007

Royal Canadian Legion Influenza Clinic

Eight hundred and fifty-two people received influenza vaccinations at a Public Health clinic in Owen Sound on Wednesday, November 21, 2007.  This is significantly higher than last year’s clinic when 658 people were immunized.

Additional walk-in influenza vaccination clinics are scheduled for tonight at Chesley Community Centre, Chesley and next week at Hanover Heights Community School, Hanover on Monday, November 26 and at Highpoint Community School in Dundalk on Thursday, November 29. Clinics are from 4-8 p.m. No appointments needed.

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