Health officials have success at immunizing local children against the flu

Health officials in Franklin and Gulf Counties say they have had good success this year in getting school aged children vaccinated against the flu.

In October local health departments partnered with schools in Gulf and Franklin Counties to kick off a flu vaccination campaign to provide seasonal flu vaccinations to students and faculty during regular hours at each school location.

This year, 150 flu shots were provided in Franklin county schools and 325 were provided in Gulf County schools.

Over 50 more kids got their shots at one of the Franklin county health department locations and about 170 more went to a health department in Gulf County.

Health officials said “Providing flu shots to children and school staff can help protect them from getting sick. “When more children are vaccinated against the flu, flu cannot as easily spread through the school system and into the community.”

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