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On Election Day 2008, Americans should not only have the opportunity to vote but to protect themselves against the flu.

Vote & Vax is a collaboration between The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the nonprofit agency SPARC (Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration). We will be working with interested local public health providers to offer convenient flu vaccinations at polling places across the country. Together we can make that possible.

Learn more about Vote and Vax's purpose and mission

Vote & Vax News

More than 280 Vote & Vax clinics are taking place at or near polling sites in 42 states and the District of Columbia.  Vote & Vax is a non-partisan, non-political public health effort whereby convenient flu shots are made available to members of the local community, regardless if they vote or not.  The cost for the flu vaccination varies by clinic.  Some clinics are offering shots for a nominal fee, others are offering them at no cost.  It's an easy choice to make -- get your flu shot!

Vote & Vax in Action

On Election Day 2006, the Polk County Florida Health Department held Vote & Vax clinics in two polling places in their county. Clinic staff administered over 300 flu shots, as well as pneumococcal vaccinations. The Vote & Vax clinic not only met the goals set by the Health Department; it also became their most successful vaccination clinic of that year, delivering over 60 percent more vaccines that any other clinic.
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Get a Flu Shot

Each year, the flu makes up to one in every five people in the United States ill and is responsible for more than 35,000 deaths. But it is easy to protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus with a simple vaccine. On Election Day 2008, polling sites across the country will provide flu shots in a safe and convenient environment.
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“The response from people coming to the polling sites in 2006 was extremely positive – we’re already planning for Election Day 2008.”

Gayle Thomas Administrator, Saline County Health Department, Missouri

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