Joint Press Event: Flu Season - Get Vaccinated Campaign

Who:         Karen L. Bowling, WV Department of Health and Human Resources Cabinet Secretary

                   Dr. Rahul Gupta, Bureau for Public Health Commissioner and State Health Officer

                   Michael Martirano, WV Superintendent of Schools                   

What:       Joint Press Event: Flu Season – Get Vaccinated Campaign

                  Student from Piedmont Elementary to Receive Flu Vaccination

When:      Monday, October 26, 2015

Time:        9:30 a.m.                            

Place:        Piedmont Elementary School

                   203 Bradford St., Charleston, WV

West Virginia has entered the 2015-2016 flu season.   As students across West Virginia will be heading into the fall holiday season in November, West Virginia’s top health and education leaders are joining forces to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated against the flu and to share flu prevention tips that will help stop the spread of the virus.

A student from Piedmont Elementary is set to receive a flu vaccination (on-camera) during the event.

The joint press event is scheduled for Monday, October 26 at 9:30 a.m. at Piedmont Elementary, 203 Bradford Street in Charleston, West Virginia.