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Genesee County Health Department posts revised list of school-based H1N1 flu vaccine clinics

By Liz Shaw | Flint Journal

November 30, 2009, 10:36AM

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — The list of school-based H1N1 flu vaccine clinics has been revised.

Here's the latest list of H1n1 vaccine clinics in Genesee County. All are held on a walk-in basis from 4-6 p.m. unless otherwise noted:

E.A. Johnson High School, 8041 Neff Road, Mt Morris. Dec. 1.
Northwestern High School, 2138 Carpenter Road, Flint. Dec. 8.
Flushing High School, 5039 Deland Road, Flushing. Dec. 10.
Lake Fenton Middle School, 11425 Torrey Road, Fenton. Dec. 15.
Davison Middle School, 600 S. Dayton St., Davison. Dec. 17.

No clinic will be held on Dec. 22 as previously noted at the Grand Blanc West High School commons due to the holiday vacation. Grand Blanc school officials said another clinic in the Grand Blanc school district may be scheduled in January but no date has been set at this time.

The vaccine will be provided only to the following priority groups until the Centers For Disease Control announce a change in guidelines to offer it to the general public:

Pregnant women
Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months
Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
Healthy children ages 2-4 for nasal spray only
All people ages 4-24 for nasal or injectable vaccine
Persons ages 25-64 with health conditions associated with a higher risk of medical complications from influenza.

School-located clinics are open to the community at large, not just the student population in that district.

H1N1 flu vaccine is also now available in some pharmacies. An up to date list is on the GCHD website.

Current pharmacies on the list include the Walgreens in Flushing and Diplomat Pharmcy.

Other questions, call the county flu hotline at (810) 257-3887.

http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/genesee_county_health_departme_10.html

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Local Student Dies From Flu

Jan 08, 2013

GENESEE COUNTY, MI (WNEM) -

A local high school student has died of flu-like symptoms.

The student was a ninth-grader at Lake Fenton High School and was recently hospitalized.

The student, whom TV5 can identify as 15-year-old Joshua Michael Polehna, passed away over the weekend. The teen's death comes just a week after a parent in the Lake Fenton School District fell ill and died under similar circumstances.

Parents have been urged to keep their children home if they show signs of the flu. Right now the district says they know of no connection between the parent and Polehna's death.

Meanwhile, a vigil will be held for Joshua Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home in Fenton. Visitation for Polehna will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Homes in Fenton and his funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Fenton.

>>Read the letter Lake Fenton Community Schools sent home to parents on the flu incident<<

The Michigan Department of Public Health sent out an alert last week warning of an increase in patients being seen in doctors' offices and emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms. Health officials say three other children in Michigan have died this season from flu-like symptoms.

Karen Hoover, a registered nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw, offers this advice: "One of the things about influenza is you can spread that to other people before you even know you're ill. So getting vaccinated is one of the key things you can do."

In addition to getting the flu shot, health officials say ways to avoid getting the flu is by washing your hands frequently, using alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cough into the crook of your elbow rather than into your hands, and disinfect surfaces that are commonly used by multiple people – such as computer keyboards, phones, and television remotes.

http://www.wnem.com/story/20516109/local-high-school-student-dies-after-falling-ill-with-flu-like-symptoms

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	Genesee County Health Department posts revised list of school-based H1N1 flu vaccine clinics By Liz Shaw \| Flint Journal November 30, 2009, 10:36AM GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — The list of school-based H1N1 flu vaccine clinics has been revised. Here's the latest list of H1n1 vaccine clinics in Genesee County. All are held on a walk-in basis from 4-6 p.m. unless otherwise noted: E.A. Johnson High School, 8041 Neff Road, Mt Morris. Dec. 1. Northwestern High School, 2138 Carpenter Road, Flint. Dec. 8. Flushing High School, 5039 Deland Road, Flushing. Dec. 10. Lake Fenton Middle School, 11425 Torrey Road, Fenton. Dec. 15. Davison Middle School, 600 S. Dayton St., Davison. Dec. 17. No clinic will be held on Dec. 22 as previously noted at the Grand Blanc West High School commons due to the holiday vacation. Grand Blanc school officials said another clinic in the Grand Blanc school district may be scheduled in January but no date has been set at this time. The vaccine will be provided only to the following priority groups until the Centers For Disease Control announce a change in guidelines to offer it to the general public: Pregnant women Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel Healthy children ages 2-4 for nasal spray only All people ages 4-24 for nasal or injectable vaccine Persons ages 25-64 with health conditions associated with a higher risk of medical complications from influenza. School-located clinics are open to the community at large, not just the student population in that district. H1N1 flu vaccine is also now available in some pharmacies. An up to date list is on the GCHD website. Current pharmacies on the list include the Walgreens in Flushing and Diplomat Pharmcy. Other questions, call the county flu hotline at (810) 257-3887. http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/11/genesee_county_health_departme_10.html
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	Local Student Dies From Flu Jan 08, 2013 GENESEE COUNTY, MI (WNEM) - A local high school student has died of flu-like symptoms. The student was a ninth-grader at Lake Fenton High School and was recently hospitalized. The student, whom TV5 can identify as 15-year-old Joshua Michael Polehna, passed away over the weekend. The teen's death comes just a week after a parent in the Lake Fenton School District fell ill and died under similar circumstances. Parents have been urged to keep their children home if they show signs of the flu. Right now the district says they know of no connection between the parent and Polehna's death. Meanwhile, a vigil will be held for Joshua Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home in Fenton. Visitation for Polehna will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Homes in Fenton and his funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Fenton. >>Read the letter Lake Fenton Community Schools sent home to parents on the flu incident<< The Michigan Department of Public Health sent out an alert last week warning of an increase in patients being seen in doctors' offices and emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms. Health officials say three other children in Michigan have died this season from flu-like symptoms. Karen Hoover, a registered nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw, offers this advice: "One of the things about influenza is you can spread that to other people before you even know you're ill. So getting vaccinated is one of the key things you can do." In addition to getting the flu shot, health officials say ways to avoid getting the flu is by washing your hands frequently, using alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cough into the crook of your elbow rather than into your hands, and disinfect surfaces that are commonly used by multiple people – such as computer keyboards, phones, and television remotes. http://www.wnem.com/story/20516109/local-high-school-student-dies-after-falling-ill-with-flu-like-symptoms
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