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NO FORM, NO SHOT: Parental Consent Paperwork Needed for H1N1 Vaccine in Schools

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Oct 30, 2009 at 3:39 PM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 31, 2009 at 8:01 PM EDT

Starting Monday, ten schools in Rhode Island will start giving out swine flu shots, but only to students who return a signed parental consent form

Those without it won't get the vaccine. ABC6 Anchor Andrew Gobeil has more...

Saturday, Oct 31 at 11:49 AM annonymous.. wrote ...

the only problem is that many doctors offices will not recieve the shots until late in november early to middle december, and by that time, theres no point.. at least the school is giving you a chance to get it and if the parent doesnt give concent, then its the parents fault for not giving their necessary concent.

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Saturday, Oct 31 at 10:22 AM Anonymous wrote ...

keep your hands clean and fingers out of your mouth, dont open doors with your hand use a rag or something, people that are sick STAY HOME your makin it worse for everyone else to live coughing and spreading your germs all ove the place u cant get the flu without dropplet contact, so keep it to yourself and everyone with be fine, its not an air born its not the black plague get over it stop making people panic

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Friday, Oct 30 at 6:22 PM Mary wrote ...

Thank you Frank, there is never any talk about how many people die each yr from the regular flu. This mass panic encouraged by the media and doctors is crazy. Of course a new strain will kill, it's up to us to take care of ourselves and our children. I wish everyone would stop telling me what to do with my own child. For all of you out there reading this, please Google what is actually IN the vaccine first, then decide if you would rather have all that in your system .

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Friday, Oct 30 at 6:07 PM Frank wrote ...

The head lines are stupid no form no shot? parents know they are not stupid most will op to have their own Dr's treat the kids not the school. the media is causing panic were their is little i have herd that more die from the regular flue each year?

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