Monticello — The Lake Cumberland District Health Department has announced that H1N1

vaccine clinics will be held at local elementary schools on Wednesday,

November 11. The schools include: Walker Elementary, Bell Elementary, Turner

Intermediate, Wayne County Early Childhood Center, and Monticello Elementary

School.

The H1N1 nasal mist will be offered and a limited number of H1N1

injectable vaccines have been reserved for students with underlying health

conditions.

This clinic is only for students and staff who meet the priority groups

identified by the CDC at the elementary schools that are listed.

Middle and high school students will be vaccinated the following week,

on November 20.

Vaccination is voluntary and students will be bringing home consent

forms and vaccine information sheets that parents need to read.

The H1N1 vaccine mist and shot have been approved by the FDA and deemed

safe for all school-aged children. Please contact the Wayne County Health

Department for more information, or direct questions to your school nurse.