 Garrett Baker, 9, didn't change expression much when registered nurse Jan Sparks injected him with the H1N1 vaccine Monday at the Washington County Health Department. Garrett lives in Myersville, Md. (Credit: By Kevin G. Gilbert/Staff Photographer / ) |
 Garrett Baker, 9, holds onto the hand of his father, Brad Baker, Monday at the Washington County Health Department while he got a shot of H1N1 flu vaccine. (Credit: By Kevin G. Gilbert/Staff Photographer / ) |
Garrett Baker, 9, of Myersville, Md., receives an H1N1 flu vaccination Monday at the Washington County Health Department in Hagerstown. About 200 people with underlying medical problems received the vaccine, according to health department spokesman Rod MacRae. He said 200 doses were available and, to his knowledge, no one was turned away. The health department held the clinic to rush the vaccine to people ages 5 to 18 who have underlying medical problems, such as asthma and diabetes.
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| From: I-question-why Tue 03 Nov 2009 01:46:38 PM EST | Myersville, MD is in Frederick County so why is this child receiving the H1N1 at the Washington County Health Department when there are limited supply of the vaccination? |
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| From: ccarric Wed 04 Nov 2009 11:05:28 AM EST | I agree!!! My niece is 14 and has diabetes and could not get one because they were all allocated by 10:00 a.m. Doesn't seem right to me! |
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