Libby Quaid and Lauran Neergaard of The Associated Press write about schools across the country that are gearing up for widespread vaccinations against swine flu.
An Associated Press review of swine flu planning suggests there are nearly 3 million students in districts where officials want to offer the vaccine once federal health officials begin shipping it in mid-October.
If swine flu vaccinations go forward – officials are awaiting study results – children will be among the first to be vaccinated. The secretary of the U.S. Department of Education has said the best place for vaccinations would be through schools and a poll found that parents agree.
A sidebar explains what schools need to do to set up vaccine-shot clinics, with advice from the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
Quaid and Neergaard run down the preparations in a number of cities throughout the country, something that reporters should be able to localize and report on in their own communities.
