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H1N1 Vaccine Clinic in Clackamas County

Reported by: Alana Kujala
Email: akujala@koin.com
Last Update: 11/03 11:39 am
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People line up outside Oregon City H1N1 vaccine clinic (Alana Kujala)
People line up outside Oregon City H1N1 vaccine clinic (Alana Kujala)
OREGON CITY - Clackamas County says it has a three day supply of the H1N1 vaccine.

It plans to run the free clinic beginning at 8:30 AM through 5:00 PM Thursday.

The free clinic is targeting those considered among the highest risk for complications from the virus.

Women who are pregnant, health care workers, anyone 6 months to 24 years old, or those 25 to 64 with chronic health conditions are all included in the high risk group.

Today, the county says it will hand out time stamped tickets to anyone waiting in line, so it can streamline the vaccination process.

That means people can leave and come back for the vaccine, or just wait in the warm car for their turn in line.

Julie Cailliet is pregnant and says she waited 5 hours during the county's first vaccine clinic two weeks ago.

This week, she brought her 2 year old daughter to get the second dosage of the vaccine.

"It's kind of scary. You can't be too scared, but you got to be smart about it too," says Cailliet.

Todd Kwapisz was first in line at 6:30 AM.

He tell us, there are kids in his son's preschool who are already sick with the flu.

"I want to make sure he's safe and healthy," says Kwapisz, "So, we've kept him out and made sure he got his vaccine."

During the last two months, 20 people have died from the H1N1 virus in Oregon and nearly 700 people ended up in the hospital.