Health Commissioner to Unveil New H1N1 Vaccination PSA Campaign, Receive H1N1 Flu Shot
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 11:06am
NASHVILLE – Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper will join United States Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin via conference call to announce a new H1N1 public service announcement (PSA) campaign urging Tennesseans to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. In the PSA, Governor Phil Bredesen teams up with one of America’s favorite scientists – Jim Henson’s “Sid the Science Kid” – to promote important flu messages targeted at children and parents.
Closely following the conference call, Cooper will receive her H1N1 flu vaccination to demonstrate the importance of Tennesseans receiving their H1N1 flu vaccination this influenza season.
H1N1 Vaccination Campaign Unveiling
Who: Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin
Dr. Dan Jernigan, Deputy Director of the Influenza Division,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What: Conference call to announce new H1N1 campaign and discuss importance of vaccination in flu prevention
When: Thursday, December 17, 2009
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CST
Conference Call #: 1-888-282-9641
Passcode: HHS
Commissioner H1N1 Flu Shot Event
Who: Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN
Becky Brumley, WilliamsonCounty Health Director
What: Commissioner Cooper receives H1N1 flu vaccination, discusses status of pandemic flu in Tennessee
When: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 11 a.m. CST
Where: Williamson County Health Department
1324 West Main Street
Franklin, Tenn. 37064
Contact:
Shelley L. Walker
615.804.9972 (cell)