Annual Flu Vaccination Day Drive-Thru
Save the Date!
The 2008 Annual Flu Vaccination Day event is scheduled for
Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Lexmark Parking Lot.
Hope to see you there!
UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!
A huge thanks to all staff and volunteers who supported Saturday’s drive-thru flu shot clinic! It was a bigger success than we could have anticipated. We gave 2,401 shots in three hours, far surpassing last year’s final amount of 1,366.
The event is a great example of the wonderful employees and volunteers we’re fortunate to have at the health department. We put in a long day to make this event possible. It was a pleasure to see so many of you smiling and having a good time as we provided this wonderful service to our community.
Most of the people in line had positive things to say about the drive-thru clinic, and we’ve already received e-mails from patients praising your work. Here’s one that came in over the weekend:
"I was very impressed with the clinic setup this morning. I pulled in thinking I'd never get through, and it took no more than 20 minutes! You guys did an incredible job. It was one of the most organized and well-run things I've ever seen. And everyone was very kind. Kudos to you all for such a great job!!”
Thanks again for all your hard work in making this a great day for Lexington and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
Dr. Melinda Rowe and Rodger Amon
Last year the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department held it's first ever Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic Exercise. This event was held to train and educate staff in the event of a Pandemic Flu event or other outbreak requiring the Health Department to provide vaccinations to our community.
MRC members along with Health Department staff provided 1,366 free flu vaccinations in 2 1/2 hours. This type of event is vital to our staff and MRC members, who gain knowledge and experience as well as the chance to work together to help our community. Everyone had fun at the exercise and they received a "Shot Happens" t-shirt as a thank-you-for-helping gift.
This year, the goal is to provide 2,000 free flu vaccinations in a similar time period, just 3 hours! The 2008 theme is "Flu Fighters" and all exercise participants will again receive a theme t-shirt and an LFCHD sweatshirt as thanks for helping out!
Join the Lexington-Fayette County Medical Reserve Corps today
so you can help at the 2008 Drive-Thru.
