Close to 8,000 people waited in line for hours at the Jones Center in Springdale on Thursday in order to get the H1N1 Vaccine. The county is calling it their largest flu clinic ever.
This is the first time the vaccine is being made available to the public. Originally the clinic was supposed to be broken into two different locations, The Jones Center and Drake Field in Springdale. However, due to weather, the Drake Field clinic was canceled. This resulted in double the people at the Jones Center. For the most part people understood.
"Two and a half hours compared to being sick for two and a half weeks, I think I'll wait two and a half hours," said Tiffany Hartwig.
The clinic also provided seasonal flu shots. There were more than 8,000 in stock so they were available for everyone. However, the H1N1 Vaccine is much more limited, just 2,500 doses, so it was only being administered to those most at risk.
Those eligible include children six months to four-years-old, children between ages five and 18 who have an underlying medical condition and pregnant women.
"My daughter she has asthma, if she gets the flu she has to go to the emergency room, it's real bad," said Alex Gibson. For those who are not eligible for the H1N1 Vaccine, there is expected to be another clinic in December.
"We will be getting more H1N1 in if everybody's just patient everybody will have a chance to get that h1n1," said Glenda Parker, of the Washington County Health Department.
This is the first time the vaccine is being made available to the public. Originally the clinic was supposed to be broken into two different locations, The Jones Center and Drake Field in Springdale. However, due to weather, the Drake Field clinic was canceled. This resulted in double the people at the Jones Center. For the most part people understood.
"Two and a half hours compared to being sick for two and a half weeks, I think I'll wait two and a half hours," said Tiffany Hartwig.
The clinic also provided seasonal flu shots. There were more than 8,000 in stock so they were available for everyone. However, the H1N1 Vaccine is much more limited, just 2,500 doses, so it was only being administered to those most at risk.
Those eligible include children six months to four-years-old, children between ages five and 18 who have an underlying medical condition and pregnant women.
"My daughter she has asthma, if she gets the flu she has to go to the emergency room, it's real bad," said Alex Gibson. For those who are not eligible for the H1N1 Vaccine, there is expected to be another clinic in December.
"We will be getting more H1N1 in if everybody's just patient everybody will have a chance to get that h1n1," said Glenda Parker, of the Washington County Health Department.
