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Tip of the week: Flu shot drive-though proves successful

Infection Control Weekly Monitor, October 29, 2008

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Although it may sound unconventional, health officials in San Joaquin County, California are taking notes from fast-food restaurants.
 
In an effort to both test plans to distribute medicine during a health emergency and offer quick and easy flu vaccinations to residents, officials offered a one-day drive-through service to administer flu shots, according to The Record. Officials gave 1,300 free flu shots at the clinic and administered 1,000 vaccines in the first two hours alone.
 
Shots were distributed at the county’s fairgrounds. Patrons filled out forms, answered questions, and received shots, all while remaining in their vehicles. The event allowed county health officials to gauge their ability to quickly distribute medicine in a health emergency, such as a major epidemic or biological warfare attack. “The fact that we could get 1,000 people vaccinated in two hours is a very big success for us,” Karen Furst, MD, county public health officer, told the newspaper.
 
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