Report From the H1N1 Vaccine Line: Wait, Inhale, Repeat
The flu had been rampaging through our kids school for weeks - some days, their classes were less than half-full - and we hadnt been able to find any pediatricians or pharmacies with the H1N1 vaccine in our suburban Denver community.
So when the county announced a free H1N1 clinic for students, I figured we should take advantage. The first clinic was this past Saturday, at a local high school.
9 a.m. Doors opened. We arrived at 9:02. The line stretched around the school, circled the front lawn, and snaked through the parking lot. There were easily 2,000 people ahead of us. But it was a beautiful day. We decided to wait.
10 a.m. My husband drove home to bring back survival supplies: bagels and books. We ate. We read. We waited. Every so often, the line would jerk ahead and we’d advance five or 10, even 15 steps. The rest of the time, we stood there.
10:30 a.m. TV reporters from two local stations arrived to film the endless line. They heard some grumbles, but not many. Though the line was barely inching along, we didnt see anyone leave. We thought about it, briefly, but peer pressure kept us there: So many […]
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