Hundreds wait in line for Walworth County's first H1N1 vaccine clinic
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There proof of demand for the H1N1 vaccine with a clinic held in Walworth County. The last minute arrival of vaccine allowed all 500 who arrived at a clinic on Monday to get the vaccine. Kyle Geissler reports. You can read more in Tuesday's Janesville Gazette.
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Brent Douglas, 6, of Elkhorn sits on his mother Kris’ lap while receiving an H1N1 flu vaccination Monday at the Walworth County Health Department in Elkhorn. Brent was born with a heart condition that required two open-heart surgeries when he was younger, and another surgery is expected to be needed in the near future.
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A Walworth County Public Health Department worker prepares a dose of H1N1 vaccine Monday. The county received a shipment of 1,500 doses, which they began administering Monday afternoon.
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Jacob Zewiske of East Troy keeps his eyes on the needle as public health nurse Barbara Mosley gives him a shot of the H1N1 flu vaccine during a clinic Monday at the Walworth County Health Department in Elkhorn. Dan Plutchak/staff.
ELKHORN -- Elkhorn resident Scott Douglas was relieved when his son Brent received the H1N1 vaccine in Walworth County Monday afternoon.
Douglas was concerned his family wouldn't get the vaccine after being turned away at Waukesha and Rock counties when clinics there ran out of doses.
"We have been looking for it everywhere," he said.
At age 6, Brent has had two open-heart surgeries and is expected to have another one soon, Douglas said. That puts the boy in the at-risk category along with pregnant women, caregivers of children up to 4 years, health care workers and children ages 5 to 18 who have certain medical conditions.
So Douglas took a half-day vacation from work and arrived at the clinic around noon, about two hours before it was supposed to start. Though early, Douglas and his family weren't the first ones to get there.
Read more on upcoming flu clinics in the Nov. 3, 2009 Walworth County Gazette, online in the Gazette e-edition HERE, or check WalworthCountyToday.com after 4 p.m. Tuesday for the latest details.
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