H1N1 Clinic

The high school held its H1N1 clinic as scheduled, and the older two received their shots. I volunteered at the clinic, filling out paperwork as the kids came through at their scheduled times. It was very interesting and very organized. Kudos to our school nurse, who said she's been planning this since August.

The middle school, however, has not had a clinic yet nor is one planned. You would think both schools would fall under the same umbrella, but they are in different towns. And, based on some comments I heard, there is some unnecessary bureaucracy and turfdom issues involved. Big sigh...why can't we all play nice?

Anyway, I was quite impressed by this mass inoculation. There weren't any problems, aside from just a handful of nervous kids. If the government (local, national) could get it together, I would almost suggest this is the way to go for all flu clinics. Three hours of injections and a good percentage of the school population is covered. Easier for the parents, too. (Obviously, many people opted out, or already got a shot from their healthcare provider.)

Now the hunt is on for a shot for DS12, the child who really needs one.