Students at more than 50 schools in Riverside County will be able to get free swine flu vaccinations throughout the coming months, Riverside County public health officials said Monday.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to ensure their children are vaccinated," said Dr. Eric Frykman, Riverside County health officer.
Clinics will be held in several school districts in Perris, Riverside, Banning, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Corona, Temecula and Jurupa, said Sean Nealon, a spokesman for the Riverside County Department of Public Health.
Children will also be vaccinated at private schools in Riverside, Palm Desert, Indio, San Jacinto and Murrieta, Nealon said.
The schedule of school-based vaccination clinics was posted on the county health department's website.Since November, the county's public health teams have visited more than 30 schools and nearly 50 child care facilities.
Some 2,559 confirmed and probable cases of the H1N1 virus have been reported in Riverside County since April, and 33 people have died from complications, according to county health officials.
The vaccine will still be available at 10 county family care centers for free on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The centers are located in Banning, Corona, Hemet, Indio, Jurupa, Lake Elsinore, Palm Springs, Perris, Riverside and Rubidoux.
