HOUSTON -- The H1N1 vaccine is coming to the Houston School District, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.

The HISD Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to use six schools to administer free H1N1 vaccinations.

Approximately 10,000 vaccines will be given Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the following locations.

Wheatley High School, 4801 Providence
Yates High School, 3703 Sampson
Westside High School, 14201 Briar Forest
Milby High School, 1601 Broadway
Woodson Middle School, 10720 Southview
Jane Long Middle School, 6501 Bellaire

District officials said since supplies are limited, the vaccinations will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. The primary focus will be to vaccinate school-age children, as well as others in the following high-risk groups.

Pregnant women
People with children younger than 6 months of age
Health care and emergency medical services personnel
People between 6 months and 24 years old
People between 25 and 64 who are at high risk because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.

The Houston Health Department is also offering free vaccines on a first-come, first-serve basis at the following seven sites on Mondays from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Acres Home Multi-Service Center, 6719 W. Montgomery
La Nueva Casa De Amigos Health Center, 1809 North Main
Lyons Health Center, 5602 Lyons
Magnolia Health Center, 7037 Capitol
Northside Health Center, 8523 Arkansas
Southwest WIC, 6400 High Star
Sunnyside Multi-Service Center, 4605 Wilmington

The Houston Independent School District is the largest school district in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. It has 296 schools with more than 200,000 students.