Blue Earth County health officials tonight are trying to decide how to distribute around two thousand H1N1 vaccines left over from an immunization clinic held today...The county had more than 5,000 vaccines available...but just more than two thousand people showed up for the clinic this morning Which was hosted by Blue Earth County, ISJ hospital, the Mankato Clinic, and MSU.News 12's Jennifer Hudspeth tells us why those that did show up today were thankful to see the vaccine arrive en masse...The line to get into East High School began at eight-thirty this morning even though the H1N1 vaccine clinic wasn't supposed to start until ten."It's free so why not, you never can be too careful I suppose."The long line didn't scare away parent Sheila Daggett who waited patiently to have her 23 month old son Carson vaccinated.Daggett says, "With the heightened awareness this year and with the new strain of flu I just figured that anything I can do to protect him was worth it."And she wasn't alone...the clinic offered 5,000 free vaccinations, a high number that allowed the clinic to offer the vaccine not only to people with underlying conditions but any child nine and under.They also offered flu mist or injections to anyone who would be considered high risk.Jessica Beyer says, "To have 5,000 doses to be able to give out is incredible and we're so lucky that we have collaboration here in our area and that people are really coming together to make sure these are getting out to folks."Jennifer Hudspeth says, "Because today's event is so big coordinators say organization is key, which is why they've made it easy to parents to know where to go.Each of the tables is color coordinated to make sure each child gets the right dosage for their age."Beyer says, "Our two main priorities today were to get the vaccine out to people and also to do it as effectively as possible."A method that worked for Sheila Daggett who was in and out...only a few tears lighter.Daggett says, "It was a 25 minute wait in line but that's well worth it for the fact that he may not get the flu this winter."In Mankato Jennifer Hudspeth News 12.







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