THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 6TH, BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING BAD WEATHER
• BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Regional Health Department will be holding free vaccination clinics for H1N1 at the Sullivan North High School in Kingsport. two sites from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 6th in Kingsport and Bristol. The clinic is open from 10 AM to 3 PM on February 6th, and is available to anyone six months of age or older. No appointments are necessary.
The event is being put off for a week, because of the impending bad weather coming to Kingsport on January 29, 30, and 31.
Johnnie Mae Swaggerty reports that she will be giving free rides to the clinic to any Riverview senior desiring to go, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
“H1N1 continues to circulate in the community, and the best protection continues to be vaccination,” said Dr. Stephen May, regional medical director for the Sullivan County Regional Health Department. More information on H1N1 flu is available online at www.cdc.gov, www.flu.gov or www.sullivanhealth.org. Questions may also be directed to the Sullivan County Regional Health Department at 279-2663.
