Roxanne Diaz, Public Health’s program analyst, said they served the Head Start centers of Dandan, San Antonio, Oleai and Chalan Kanoa.
Those who were not given the shots yesterday can still avail of the vaccines, and their parents are advised to bring these children to the clinic.
“It was a good turnout,” Diaz said.
In Chalan Kanoa, Head Start teacher Ivan Garces said 83 of 102 students were given the vaccines shots.
He said it is more convenient to bring the vaccines to schools rather than having the parents bring their children to the hospital.
In San Antonio, 21 of 34 got the flu shots; 30 of 33 in Dandan; and 52 of 66 in Oleai.
Diaz said some of the students were allergic to eggs so they could not get the vaccine.
Those who have had previous adverse reactions to the seasonal flu vaccine are also not recommended to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, she said.
Other students had no consent forms from their parents.
“Our policy is, ‘No Consent Form, No Shot,’ ” Diaz said.
Next week, the H1N1 school vaccination team will be at Garapan, Tanapag, and Kagman Head Start and day care centers.
On Nov. 24, Kagman and Rota; Nov. 25, Tinian; and on Nov. 26, Tanapag and Garapan;
The Department of Public Health received 4,300 doses of H1N1 flu vaccines early this month.
The department wants to give the H1N1 vaccines to pregnant women, school-aged children, infants and children six months old and older, individuals who live with or care for infants less than six months old, health care and emergency services workers, individuals who have a sever chronic disease or weakened immune system.
Diaz said this group can visit any health clinic in the CNMI to get their H1N1 vaccine.
