SCHOOL SHOT CLINIC
Thu, Mar. 30, 2006
Kentucky-A shot clinic is scheduled at Yates Elementary from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today. Students, faculty and school aides who work with the afternoon Early Start class at Yates will receive immune globulin and hepatitis A vaccine at no cost.
Hepatitis A vaccines are available to others, such as family members of the Early Start afternoon class -- but there is a $25 charge for a child and $45 for an adult. For people who have symptoms of hepatitis A, a health department nurse can draw blood, at no charge, to confirm whether the virus is present.
On Tuesday, the health department administered more than 100 hepatitis A vaccines and 36 immune globulin shots at Yates. Since the outbreak began, the health department has given more than 200 hepatitis A vaccines and more than 130 immune globulin shots.
The health department is operating a hotline to answer questions and give information about the outbreak. Its hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. Call 288-7529 for information.
