High H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Marks for D.C. Again

Despite the sporadic difficulties last week at Wilson High School and the long waits at Hardy Middle School for those tooling around town looking for H1N1 shots, D.C. is still scoring the highest marks on their H1N1 clinics from area moms. Here's the word from two moms who headed over to Coolidge High School on Saturday:

Emilia: "I took my 2 1/2 year old to Coolidge to get her shot. The volunteers were very helpful and the process was organized. We had a bit of a wait since we went around 10:30 a.m., but otherwise we had a pleasant experience. I'm also 4 months pregnant and got my shot days before at Kelly Miller Middle School in NE. I was 11th in line and I was in and out in less than 30 minutes."

Lisa says she "went to Coolidge High School with my kids on Saturday about 1:30 and we were out by 2:00. There were lots and lots of health workers. They had flu shots and mist for ages 2-24 and pregnant women. They ask for address, etc., but do not require you to be a D.C. resident. It was an easy experience.

The set up is in the new gym -- walk past the football field to the end of the parking lot -- and you will see the health workers."

Finally, Andy reports that McKinley Tech "was amazingly well-organized. People

were explaining things constantly, helping guide us, and we got to sit down in an

auditorium to keep things neat and keep people from shoving. It worked very, very well." Andy's wait time start to finish was between 35 and 45 minutes.

Anyone else want to report on their experiences? I'm all ears. Please post them in the comments or e-mail me at mocomoms@gmail.com. Here again is the list of D.C. clinics. And while it's not ideal that many MoCo moms are heading into the city for vaccinations, the city isn't turning people away. Here's what the city had to say about it last month.

Finally, many thanks to Montgomery County Health and Human Services public information officer Mary Anderson who posted in the H1N1 blog comments last week about the frustrations everyone, parents and health workers are experiencing in the county.