Public healthGeorgia county tests drive-thru shot clinic
Decatur County, Georgia, Health Department’s drive-thru flu shot clinic was held last Friday, and more than 250 people received their vaccination; the important thing, said Sherry Hutchins, Decatur of the County Health Department, is that “The clinic—- gives the health department a chance to test our ability to swiftly, efficiently dispense medicines during a mass-exposure event like a bioterrorism attack, a disaster or an influenza pandemic”
The third annual Decatur County, Georgia, Health Department’s drive-thru flu shot clinic was held Friday, 1 October. According to Sherry Hutchins Decatur County Health Department Director, more than 250 people received the flu shot.
The Bainbridge Community News reports that other agencies partnered with the Health Department included: Decatur County Fire and Rescue, EMS, Sheriff’s Department, Bainbridge Public Safety, Salvation Army, and Bainbridge College RN students and faculty.
Hutchins stated that Decatur County emergency response is self-contained, “The clinic not only provides a service to the community, it also gives the health department a chance to test our ability to swiftly, efficiently dispense medicines during a mass-exposure event like a bioterrorism attack, a disaster or an influenza pandemic when public gatherings will be discouraged or prohibited,” said Hutchins.
