Marlton Telegram

By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Marlton Telegram
The Burlington County Board of Health has been receiving H1N1 vaccine in limited quantities, which has temporarily halted efforts to vaccinate children at Evesham K-8 schools.
Vaccination clinics at Evesham public schools that were scheduled for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 were canceled due to a delay in the manufacturing of the vaccine, according to a statement on the county’s Web site. 
As of last week, school officials were waiting on word from the county in order to schedule and confirm new dates for vaccination clinics at the schools, District Public Information Officer Charlene Webster said. The county Board of Health is in charge of scheduling and providing flu-shot clinics and vaccinations.
H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu, is easily spread amongst school-aged children, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Parents of Marlton K through 8 students were required to fill out and sign consent and medical history forms in order for children to be vaccinated.
According to the county Board of Health, the majority of students will receive the vaccine in the form of the nasal mist.
However, the nasal mist is not recommended for children with certain health conditions such as asthma, a weakened immune system, and certain muscle and nerve disorders.
Those students will receive the injected form of the vaccine.
Countywide vaccination clinics were canceled recently as well due to the vaccine shortage. The county Board of Health said those vaccination clinics would be rescheduled once more vaccine becomes available.
For vaccination updates, visit the Burlington County Board of Health’s Web site at www.co.burlington.nj.us/                 departments/health.
The CDC advises that if your child has been sick with flu-like symptoms, they should not return to school until they have been fever free without the use of fever-reducing medications for at least 24 hours.
Symptoms of the 2009 H1N1 flu virus include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu, including 2009 H1N1, and have respiratory symptoms without a fever.
This season, there is a seasonal flu vaccine to protect against seasonal flu viruses and a 2009 H1N1 vaccine to protect against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. A flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against flu infection, according to the CDC.
For more information on H1N1 visit the CDC’s Web site,  www.cdc.gov.
Check the Evesham K-8 school district’s Web site,                  www.evesham.k12.nj.us, for updates about vaccination clinics in Evesham schools.

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