LTC 309-2020 Free Flu Vaccines Available for Miami Beach Public School YouthDocuSign Envelope ID: E5842630-C89E-4600-86EA-04274AE 86B91
MIAMI BEACH
O F F IC E O F TH E C IT Y M A N A G E R
N O . LT 309-2020 LETTER TO COMMISSION
To: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
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September 9, 2020
Free Flu Vaccines Available for Miami Beach Public School Youth
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of the City of Miami
Beach's efforts to provide the flu vaccine to Miami Beach youth. The city has sustained its
partnership with Borinquen Medical Centers, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and The
Children's Trust to provide free flu vaccines to youth from September 26-30, 2020 at the
following locations on the weekend and afterschool hours: Miami Beach Senior High School,
Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8, Biscayne Beach Elementary and Borinquen Medical
Center - Main (3601 Federal Highway, Miami, FL 33137).
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza rates among
kids and young adults were higher than average this past flu season in comparison to recent
years. Getting a flu vaccine will not protect against COVID-19, however, flu vaccination has
many other important benefits. Flu vaccines have been shown to reduce the risk of flu illness,
hospitalization, and death. Getting a flu vaccine this fall will be more important than ever, not
only to reduce risk from flu but also to help conserve potentially scarce health care resources.
To provide future protection from the flu, the City of Miami Beach has committed $15,000. The
flu vaccines will be administered at the locations listed above on the weekend and afterschool
with a $0 copay. All participating youth will be required to submit a completed parental
consent form by the established deadline.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning
and Development Officer.
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THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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FLU SHOTS MADE EASY
• The flu shot will be administered on the weekend and
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• Your copay is $0 with o completed consent form
• Return the form to your individual school by September 21
• Questions? Contact your school nurse
FLU SHOTS SAVE LIVES!
The CDC recommends o yearly flu vaccine as the most important step in preventing influenza infections.
learn more: https://www.d.gov/flu/
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