11/02/09 - Madison County

H1N1 Vaccine Now Available
By: Brad Douglass
bdouglass@wbbjtv.com
10:47 p.m.
 
If you have been anxiously awaiting the chance to get your H1N1 flu vaccine her in Madison County, here is your chance. Vaccinations are being given this week at the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department Flu Clinic.  

Officials said supplies are limited and encourage you to get your shot as soon as possible.  At one point, Monday nearly 150 people were standing in a line that wrapped around the building as they waited their turn to get vaccinated. Many said they feel safer now that they have been vaccinated.
 
"My son actually had it a couple of weeks ago and it's just being passed around school and we're just trying to be sure we don't get it again in the family", said Alissa Carlos who received the H1N1 vaccine.
 
("I'm here) to get the shot so I won't get the H1N1", said Andre Hunt, who also waited for the vaccine.
 
The health department is primarily offering the nasal spray vaccine, but it does have a small supply of the shot form of those who can not have the spray.