"I know that everybody should take responsibility to try to get the flu shot as early as they can," says Joyce Brabham. Getting protection against the seasonal flu was as easy as 1-2-3 Friday. "Anything that can keep down any disease I'm ready for it," says John White. Quick, no standing in a waiting room. Just pull up, fill out papers, and get a seasonal flu shot from the comfort of your car. The Chatham County Health Department Drive Thru Clinic is a good prescription for Chester and Joan Mattson. "So that we don't spread the flu to other people too, and we're very active so we wanna stay active." Wise up and get a flu shot even if you don't think you will come down with it. Here's why--36,000 people die each year from seasonal flu and more than 200,000 are hospitalized. "The seasonal flu shot is being given earlier this time. And this is actually good practice for health administrators as they prepare for the arrival of the H1N1 vaccine." "We had folks lined up here at about 7:30 this morning. The 1st hour we had over 200 vehicles through put through the clinic intake station," says Todd Jones. The influenza vaccine reduces your chances of becoming ill with the flu and spreading it to others. Mentor, Bob Wolf believes a dose a year is his safeguard. "Every kid every kid you mentor is sniffling, coughing, or something." So don't take any chances…being prepared is your best defense. "It is vital …very important that we get our flu shots timely and when we do it helps," says Callie Young -Williams. 15 hundred people got the flu shot Friday.
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Hundreds of people took advantage of getting their influenza vaccind today. (more)
Cars were lined up at 7:15 this morning. Inside people waiting to get the seasonal flu shot.
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