Randolph County Health Department awarded grant

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Randolph County Health Department recently was awarded a one time grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to provide immunizations, free of charge, to any child between the ages 11-18 for meningococcal (meningitis) and Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis). These vaccines will be needed for high school and college. A parent/guardian must sign the consent forms and select the vaccine(s) to be given.

Check with your school to see if a clinic has been scheduled for these vaccines.

To make an appointment call the Randolph County Health Department 618-826-5007. If you have questions please contact Kim Reeder, RN extension 128 or Alice Wydeck, RN, BSN extension 124.