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"Successful" H1N1 Vaccination Clinic

story Scott Adkins

WARRICK CO., IN - Another round of families turned out for the H1N1 vaccination clinic in Warrick County Thursday evening. Showing an I.D. and a change of venue curbed the long lines that have become synonymous with clinics.

Thursday's clinic was only a fraction of the crowd from the Deaconess Gateway set-up last week. Health workers say having the set-up in Boonville and strict policies controlled who could get the shot, and who couldn't.

Not one person was turned away, if they fell into the target group. Health workers describe last week as "overwhelming, but tonight was very controlled and organized," says Frank Hijuelos, Preparedness Coordinator.

Every Warrick County family had to show identification or some type of bill to prove they were a resident. Even though only a select few were allowed to get the shot, parents like Melissa Scott were there for 10 minutes and it was a done deal. "[My son] isn’t in preschool or anything. He's only 3 so my older kids got theirs at school and I didn't have any other way of getting him one so I just brought him here," Scott says.

"Everything has gone phenomenally well. The line has moved along and everyone who fell into the tier one group was vaccinated,” Hijuelos says.

The clinic began around 2 p.m. A line wrapped around the old Warrick County Courthouse. The line stretched 3 blocks for a couple hours and eventually dwindled down to a handful of families.

Volunteers beefed up the staff of those working Warrick's clinic. Only injections were available.

Health workers say moving the clinic to Boonville, instead of just across the county line, may have helped keep it to local residents only.

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