"Flu vaccine clinic turnout lower than expected; Officials were ready for 5,000" by Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff | December 6, 2009
Kyle Kelley, 8, got a swine flu shot in Hyde Park. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
Kid looks worried; he should be, and he probably knows something.
Boston public health officials had hoped to inoculate 5,000 residents in Hyde Park yesterday against H1N1 - and another 5,000 today in West Roxbury - as part of a community vaccination drive.... By 3 p.m. yesterday, 715 people in Hyde Park had gotten their shots or nasal spray.
Ann Scales, spokeswoman for the Boston Public Health Commission, said the turnout was lower than expected because fewer reported cases of flulike illnesses have been reported recently and because many city residents are already vaccinated.... Panic about the swine flu is waning as many people with symptoms are opting to stay home and ride out the illness rather than going to their doctor, she said....
Since April, 1,867 confirmed cases of swine flu have been reported in Massachusetts, and 25 people have died from it, according to the latest flu report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health last week. For about five hours yesterday, a steady stream of Boston residents lined up, filled out health-related questionnaires, and got shots or nasal spray.
Yeah, sure. They expected 5,000, got a little over 700, but they were streaming all day long. Get your story straight before you start lying, Glob.
To keep the lines moving, more than 150 health workers in blue and green vests answered questions in multiple languages and steered residents in the right direction. They also posted reminders and updates, along with photographs, on Twitter. The weekend flu clinics come two days after the state released a report that showed swine flu is loosening its grip on Massachusetts patients. According to the report from the Department of Public Health, the number of patients complaining of flu-like symptoms has fallen to its lowest level in a month....
Related: A $7 Billion Dollar Shot in the Arm
That's what it was all about, huh?
Another flu clinic will be held today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the William Ohrenberger School, 175 West Boundary Road in West Roxbury. An H1N1 flu clinic targeting grades 1 through 4 will also be held today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brookline High School, 115 Greenough St., in Brookline.
Agenda-pushing MSM really pushing the vaccine, huh?
Then it CAN NOT be in YOUR INTEREST, American!
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