The Arkansas Department of Health has begun offering seasonal flu shots to public school students statewide.
The program began Saturday with shots available at Carlisle Elementary School in central Arkansas.
The department will be going to schools across the state through Dec. 7 to offer the vaccinations to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Insurance companies will be asked to pay for those who have insurance — others will not be charged.
Seasonal flu shots are not required for children to attend school in Arkansas — but they are recommended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatricians recommend everyone 6-months-old and older get a seasonal flu shot.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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