Flu Shots, Germ Warfare Exercise

Vaccination News Home Page

http://www.kark.com/karktv/news/story_tmp.asp?cmd=view&Storyid=5085&r=y

Flu Shots, Germ Warfare Exercise
Story by The Associated Press Posted 11/21/02 9:21:43 AM


 

Flu vaccinations are under way today in Baxter County— but they're not just any flu shots. State health officials are hoping to learn how prepared they are to handle a widespread vaccination program, should something such as a smallpox outbreak occur.

Health workers in Mountain Home are giving mass flu shots at the county fairgrounds to simulate a smallpox vaccination program. Ten thousand doses of flu vaccine are available today, and shots are given for free until 8:00 PM.

Officials are hoping for a big turnout, which would help test the system's capacity.

By 8:30 this morning, the county health department says more than 500 people had already been vaccinated.

In Baxter County, 28 percent of residents are 65 and older— the age group most susceptible to the flu.

Vaccination News Home Page

ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE.  THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.