Some Miss. Schools Balk at Giving Swine-Flu Shots
Jackson, Miss.
Swine flu shots remain in demand across the state with some clinics temporarily running out of the vaccine. Some schools, however, are balking at giving swine flu shots altogether.
"We're willing to distribute information, but we're not going to offer schools as immunization sites," said Ellen Aregood, assistant to the superintendent at Madison County School District.
"We felt very strongly that it's a parental decision," she said. "As a district, we're not comfortable with a child bringing in a signature...
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