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| Date: From: Subject: | 11/2/2009 5:09:13 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Department of Health Agrees to Changes to Help Homeschooled Children |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Virginia--Department of Health Agrees to Changes to Help Homeschooled Children Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: During a conference call last week, HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff asked the state health commissioner to instruct local public health departments to set up special times each week when children could receive priority access to the H1N1 vaccination. The commissioner made no commitment during the phone call. However, we received word today that the commissioner has agreed. She is in the process of instructing all local public health departments to set up at least one time each week designed especially to provide free vaccination for children, when vaccine is available. Call your local public health department for details. This website can help you identify and locate your nearest public health department: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7147 . This is good news for parents who want their children to be vaccinated. We appreciate the commissioner's change of policy and believe it's a major step toward giving homeschooled children equitable access to the vaccine. Your local department of public health may also be able to provide vaccine, supplies, and medical staff if you want to set up a local group vaccination event. Or you could set up a group vaccination event using paid or volunteer medical staff you make arrangements with on your own. This link provides important details if you want to pursue this option: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7148 . According to Virginia Department of Health statistics, for the week ending October 28, between 5% and 20% of all emergency and urgent care visits across the state were from persons with flu-like illnesses--up dramatically from less than 5% just the week before. Still, vaccination is a very personal decision, and one that should be made by parents alone. Take time to educate yourself on the issues. Until there is more vaccine available, however, even parents seeking the vaccine may not be able to obtain it. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff, Esq. Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
