Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
The 159 folks receiving flu shots at the Kimball Community Health Fair either did it drive-through style, above, or went indoors.
More than 200 people took a shot last weekend to avoid the flu or just stay healthy this winter.
They attended the Kimball Community Health Fair and Flu Clinic at the Kimball Health Services north campus.
They walked in. They drove through outside for flu shots in their vehicles. Either way, they were tested or received a vaccination.
"We had 220 people come through the health fair to receive low-cost blood testing over the two days, and gave 159 flu shots in the drive-through and walk-in flu clinics," Kerry Ferguson, KHS director of community relations and foundation, told the Observer.
The opening of the annual clinic at 7 a.m. Friday was winter-like enough with sub-freezing temperatures before conditions warmed up. Health fair hours were 7 to 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Parking spaces were at a premium along Howard Street outside the health fair.
Ferguson said attendance numbers were still "a little lower than usual, but it certainly helps that our community health nurse has been doing outreach clinics at Clean Harbors, the senior center and a few other places. We just want people to have their best chance at staying ahead of the flu."
Wyoming Health Fairs conducted the two-day event, providing blood testing and vital sign testing to identify possible health problems.