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Vote & Vax Clinics Offer Flu Shots on Election Day
October 1st, 2008
On Election Day, November 4, 2008, vaccination providers will host convenient flu shot clinics at or near many polling sites across the country. This non-partisan, non-political national public health strategy, called Vote & Vax, is intended to increase the number of Americans who receive a vaccination against the influenza virus. The approach is especially important for Americans age 50 and older who are at the greatest risk of having serious complications from the flu. A partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration (SPARC), the Vote & Vax project recruits and helps influenza vaccination...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-01)
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