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School-based Flu Clinic Program
Back by popular demand, the Westford Health Dept. is again offering FluMist vaccine to students in all the Westford Public Schools.
Only the nasal spray form of the vaccine, called FluMist, will be administered in this school-based program and it will only be given to children who pre-register through the health department by October 30
The Westford Health Dept. nurses will administer the vaccine during school hours. In Order to register your child, please read the following about our new, easier registration system!
Student Flu Clinic Registration System
Completing a Registration
The following is a brief outline of the steps required for using the electronic form for registering a student for one of the Westford Health Dept. school based flu clinics.
Go to https://data.westfordma.gov/fluclinic/register.php
Complete the required information in each section and click the “Next” button
Note: you will not be able to move to the next section if any of the required fields are not completed
When you have completed the last section, click the “Submit Registration” button
A completed form will be sent to the email that was provided
This form will be password protected using the password you have provided
Print and sign the form before returning it to the Westford Health Dept.
You may mail or drop off at the Town Hall 2nd floor, 55 Main St, M-F 8am-4pm, by October 30.
After your child has been vaccinated, you will receive an additional email confirming the vaccination.
This notification will also be password protected.
Please be advised of the dates the Westford Health Dept will be at the schools:
November 16 Blanchard, Day and Miller
November 17 Stony Brook, Abbot, and Nabnasset
November 18 WA (starts before school at 7am)
November 19 Crisafullii, Robinson, and Afternoon Kindergarten at each of the elementary schools
FLU/PNEUMONIA CLINIC SCHEDULE
WESTFORD RESIDENTS ONLY
Homebound individuals, who require a home visit, should contact the Health Department at 978-692-5509 to schedule an appointment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the high-dose flu vaccine called Fluzone for seniors 65 years and older. This year’svaccine is Fluzone High-Dose is is formulated to contain the following recommended for the 2015-16 influenza trivalent vaccines used in the United States contain an A/CalifomiaJ7J2009 (HINl)pdm09-like virus,anA/Switzerland/9715293/2013 (H3N2)-like virus, and aB/Phuket/3073/2013-like (B/Yamagata lineage) virus
Regular Flu clinics:
October 28: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Millennium
October 30: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm JV Fletcher Library
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CHANGE OF DATE: ***(CHANGED FROM NOVEMBER 13 TO NOVEMBER 6)
November 6*** 10:00 am – 12:00 pm JV Fletcher Library
These vaccines will not prevent illness caused by other viruses. It takes up to 2 weeks or more for protection to develop after the
vaccine. Protection lasts about a year. Anyone with an allergy to egg cannot receive this vaccine at one of our public clinics.
Annual influenza vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older. Everyone, regardless of prior vaccination, will need to be revaccinated to be protected this year.
People at Increased Risk for Influenza-Related Complications:
- All children 6 months through 4 years of age
- All persons> 50 years of age
- People 6 months – 18 years of age who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy
- Women who will be pregnant during influenza season and postpartum women
- People> 6 months of age who have:
Chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardiovascular(except hyper-tension), renal, hepatic, neurological,hematologic, or metabolic disorders, including diabetes
- Immunosuppression (including immunosuppression caused by medications or HIV);
- Any condition (e.g., cognitive dysfunction, spinal cord injuries, seizure disorders, or other neuromuscular disorders) that can compromise respiratory function or the handling of respiratory secretions or that can increase the risk of aspiration
- Residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities
- American Indians/Alaska Natives
- People who are morbidly obese (BMI > 40)
