More than 89 students at Andrews Elementary School had their parents just say no Monday to H1N1 shots.

These were parents who had originally given permission for the shots.

The school district’s first flu clinic was held  in Andrews, said School District Spokesman Ray White.

The lengthy process for giving the shots caused at least 78 students not to receive the vaccinations by Monday afternoon, he said.

The students will get another chance to receive the dosage later on.

“It took a little time,’’ White said. “We’re working with DHEC to get them rescheduled.”

Today, vaccinations are scheduled for Brown's Ferry, Plantersville and Pleasant Hill elementary schools.  Waccamaw Elementary and Waccamaw Intermediate schools are scheduled for tomorrow.

The school flu clinics moved on Tuesday to Kensington, Maryville, McDonald and Sampit elementary schools, White said.

At least 805 students received the vaccinations on Tuesday, White said. There were 226 vaccinations given at Kensington Elementary, 187 at McDonald, 242 at Maryville and 150 at Sampit.

During the Andrews shot clinic, 165 students had their parents stay with them during the vaccination times, White said.

About 38 students withstood the shots on their own, White said.

The district is suggesting that par

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ents stay with their children.

Counselors are being provided to help students who might be frightened by the needles, according to the school district’s lead nurse, Laura Tucker.

First doses

The first 200 doses of the swine flu vaccine arrived at the Conway Health Department in October, said Tom Russo, an emergency preparedness director for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Daycare workers, considered to be the most at-risk group in South Carolina to catch swine flu, received the first doses in Georgetown County.

The swine flu clinics were then offered to emergency workers, then schoolchildren.

Health departments have not yet offered flu clinics for the newly-developed vaccine.

South Carolina may receive up to 2-million doses of H1N1 vaccine by the end of December.

For more information about the swine flu vaccine, go to www.scdhec.gov/flu for updates and information about both H1N1 and regular seasonal flu.