PHILLIPS -– MSAD #58 Superintendent Quenten Clark reported last Tuesday, Nov. 10 that the district conducted seasonal or swine flu clinics in every one of their five schools.

“We vaccinated over 60 percent of our students for swine flu and a similar number for seasonal flu,” Clark said.

For example, at the Strong Elementary School, 101 students received the seasonal flu vaccine, out of 172 students. More than 120 signed up and received the H1N1 shots.

Students may have wanted fewer regular season shots due to the fact that they received them already at their health care providers.

The swine flu, or specifically H1N1, vaccine is currently not available to the general public.

Everyone student that signed up for vaccines received the shots and as of last week, district nurses were out of medical treatments.

“Every dose we received was used,” Clark said.

“Our nurses did a great job convincing the state that we should get vaccine and organizing the effort. Our school personnel, parents and volunteers came together to make these clinics work,” Clark said in an email.

“Thanks to everyone who played a part in this,” he added.

More vaccine was ordered by the district nurses so that they can offer it to area teachers, those who now would decide to accept the free clinic and others in need of immunization. No complications as of press time were reported as a result of the MSAD #58 school district immunization clinics.