CCSS to Give 300,000 Flu Shots
Today the CCSS starts a campaign to vaccinate 300,000 people at risk for complications from the flu. They are targeting 265,000 elderly people over the age of 65 and 35,000 children aged 0 - 5.
The injections cost $2 million and the objective of the program is to reduce respiratory ailments and complication due to influenza in the at risk population. Flu is a problem in April and June, which is why the vaccine must be applied in January.