<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:red">PLEASE do not reply to this message, contact
Kendra Murthil-Portillo, <a href="mailto:kmurthil@ci.berkeley.ca.us" target="_blank">kmurthil@ci.berkeley.ca.us</a></span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Dear Parents
and Guardians,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The Health
Center is pleased to announce that we now offer vaccines through the <span>Vaccines For Children (VFC) Program!</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The BHS/BTA Health Centers will provide FREE vaccines through the VFC
Program to any BUSD High School student</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> <span>who is 18 years old
or younger AND meets <i>at least one</i> of the following requirements</span>:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Has
Medi-Cal; or</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span><span>Has No
Medical insurance; or</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span><span>Is
Native American/Native Alaskan </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The VFC vaccination program allows the Health Center to give:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>All vaccines required for school attendance in
BUSD</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>HPV Vaccine</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>Menactra (meningococcal vaccine)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">If you are interested in having your student receive VFC vaccines, they
will need:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>Health Center Consent Forms (attached) </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>Immunization Consent Form (attached)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">For more
information about the VFC program, please refer to the attached flyers and/or
visit <a href="http://www.eziz.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.eziz.org</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">FLU VACCINES</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Flu vaccines continue to be available for any and all BUSD high school
students at the BHS and BTA health centers. The flu vaccine is FREE and there is
NO Insurance restriction for flu vaccines. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">If you are interested in having your student receive the flu vaccine,
they will need:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>Health Center Consent Forms (attached) </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">·<span> </span><span> </span>Flu Shot Consent Form (attached)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">If you have
any questions about the free VFC vaccines or the flu vaccines at the BHSHC, you
can contact us at <a href="tel:510-644-6965" value="+15106446965" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">510-644-6965</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Thanks,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Kendra Murthil-Portillo, BSN, RN, PHN</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Public
Health Nurse/First Aid</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">City of
Berkeley Health, Housing, & Community Services </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Berkeley
High School Health Center</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">1980
Allston Way, H-105</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Berkeley,
CA 94704</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="tel:510-644-6859" value="+15106446859" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">510-644-6859</span></a>
(Office)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="tel:510-644-6965" value="+15106446965" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">510-644-6965</span></a>
(Health Center Main)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="tel:510-644-2887" value="+15106442887" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">510-644-2887</span></a>
(Fax)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:kmurthil@ci.berkeley.ca.us" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">kmurthil@ci.berkeley.ca.us</span></a></span></p>
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the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions
about the Etree to them at </span><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,176,240);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(79,129,189);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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