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>> it's a great idea that they came to the school because a lot of parents cannot afford to take off work and also transportation. some parents don't have transportation. >> reporter: in the coming weeks, hundreds of schools across the state are expected to follow suit. each administration will decide exactly where and when to give the vaccination. >> sometimes it will be before or after school, sometimes saturdays. depending on elementary school, middle school, high school. >> it will be a voluntary vaccine. it's not required. so there will be a need for parental consent. >> reporte...

it. >> given the fact that this is the young person's flu. given the fact that kids are enormously potent carriers of any germs, we needed to get to school. >> you want to hold my hand while i do it? >> reporter: with that, dodge park became the first to administer the vaccine to students. state and federal authorities used the clinic as a chance to urge parents to take action. >> the worst phrase in all of medicine is it's just the flu. because this virus can put you flat on your back. >> we're seeing, everyone realizing that for everyone to be safe, schools are part of the answer. ...