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Organization: City of Santa Clarita
Date: October 31, 2008
City Participates in Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic Nov. 7
The City of Santa Clarita, in partnership with the L.A. Department of Public Health, College of the Canyons and the L.A. County Sheriff and Fire Departments, will host the third annual drive-thru flu shot clinic on Friday, November 7 at the College of the Canyons. Flu shots will be given out to all members of the public, free of charge from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Those interested in receiving a flu shot need only to simply drive-up to the flu shot line at the College of the Canyons Valencia Boulevard parking lot between the hours of the clinic.
As part of the collaborative clinic, students from College of the Canyon's School of Nursing will be administering the flu shots, along with public health nurses. City staff and emergency volunteers will also be supporting the clinic operations.
"Flu shots are provided to the public in anticipation of an active flu season, but the November 7th event also serves a secondary purpose," said Donna Nuzzi, City Emergency Services Supervisor. "This clinic will also test the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) response during a bioterrorism attack which treats an impacted, mass population with medications within a short time period."
Under the CRI plan, the drive thru clinic is called a rapid point of dispensing or POD. College of the Canyons is one of many a designated POD sites located throughout Santa Clarita.
According to public health officials, the City's 2006 and 2007 flu clinics were two of the best in all of California. In a three-hour period, more than a thousand community members participated and received a free shot in 2007 compared to the eight hundred participants in 2006.
College of the Canyons is located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road. For more information about the free drive thru flu shot clinic, please contact the City's Community Services Division at (661) 250-3708. Car pooling to the College of the Canyons for the free flu shot clinic is encouraged, along with patience.
