HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt Attends Flu Vaccine Clinic in Miami
Posted on: Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 12:01 CST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
WHO: HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt HHS Administration on Aging Assistant Secretary for Aging Josefina Carbonell Miami-Dade County Health Department Administrator Lillian Rivera, RN, MSN Vice Chair Thamara Labrousse, Board of Directors, Economic Opportunity Family Health Centers, Inc. President & CEO Annie R. Neasman, Economic Opportunity Family Health Centers, Inc. Local Officials WHAT: Influenza Vaccination Clinic WHEN: Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:00 a.m. EST -- clinic opens 9:30 a.m. EST -- Secretary arrives and tours clinic MEDIA AVAILABILITY TO FOLLOW AT 10:00 A.M. EST WHERE: Jessie Trice Center for Community Health 5361 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami, FL CONTACT: Herman Edwards: (305) 805-1700, Economic Opportunity Family Health Centers, Inc. HHS Press Office, (202) 690-6343 BACKGROUND:
HHS is celebrating National Influenza Vaccination Week November 27 through December 3 to encourage all Americans to get vaccinated against seasonal flu. National Influenza Vaccination Week serves as a reminder that getting vaccinated is the single best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against influenza. Vaccine supply is the highest ever and will continue to arrive on a rolling basis through December 2006. While many Americans believe flu season ends in the fall, it actually extends well into the New Year. The time to get an influenza vaccine extends well into winter, through early 2007, when the influenza season typically peaks. Secretary Leavitt is attending the Jessie Trice Center flu clinic to encourage people to get vaccinated.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CONTACT: Herman Edwards of Economic Opportunity Family Health Centers,Inc., +1-305-805-1700; or HHS Press Office, +1-202-690-6343
Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/
Source: PRNewswire
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