Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 So sad.On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM, <wharrison@...> wrote: (http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15675922/vanderbilt-breaks-world-record-for-vaccinations-in-8-hours?hpt=us_bn5 & redirected=true) Vanderbilt Breaks World Record For Vaccinations In 8-Hours Posted: Oct 12, 2011 11:10 AM EDT Updated: Oct 12, 2011 5:28 PM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt University has broken a world record for the number or flu shots given in an eight-hour period. It would have taken 8,000 people on campus to break a Guinness World Record, and by 3 p.m. Wednesday, they had 12,467, which doubled the previous record. Vanderbilt staged Flulapalooza, with some 44 vaccinators and 300 volunteers helping out with the event to try and vaccinate 1,000 people an hour for an eight-hour period. The record was held by Kaiser Permanente in San Diego with 6,215 vaccinations. The record was set last October. Organizers said while breaking the world record would be nice, the official goal is to test the Medical Center's emergency preparedness. " We need to be able to vaccinate our employees and students in the event of a pandemic or an emergency. We have a plan to do that, but we haven't actually performed it, so this is a drill, " says Dr. Swift, the Medical Director of Occupational Health Clinic at Vanderbilt. The event is open for Vanderbilt students, staff, and employees, being held in a tent located between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration Medical Center building. Flulapalooza will run until 7 p.m. The emergency preparedness drill lasts the full 12 hours. To be included in the world record attempt, participants must have had their flu shots before 3 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Safeway is advertising 10% off your grocery shopping bill if you get a flu shot there ... Becca Re: Flulapalooza So sad. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM, <wharrison@...> wrote: (http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15675922/vanderbilt-breaks-world-record-for-vaccinations-in-8-hours?hpt=us_bn5 & redirected=true) Vanderbilt Breaks World Record For Vaccinations In 8-Hours Posted: Oct 12, 2011 11:10 AM EDT Updated: Oct 12, 2011 5:28 PM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt University has broken a world record for the number or flu shots given in an eight-hour period. It would have taken 8,000 people on campus to break a Guinness World Record, and by 3 p.m. Wednesday, they had 12,467, which doubled the previous record. Vanderbilt staged Flulapalooza, with some 44 vaccinators and 300 volunteers helping out with the event to try and vaccinate 1,000 people an hour for an eight-hour period. The record was held by Kaiser Permanente in San Diego with 6,215 vaccinations. The record was set last October. Organizers said while breaking the world record would be nice, the official goal is to test the Medical Center's emergency preparedness. "We need to be able to vaccinate our employees and students in the event of a pandemic or an emergency. We have a plan to do that, but we haven't actually performed it, so this is a drill," says Dr. Swift, the Medical Director of Occupational Health Clinic at Vanderbilt. The event is open for Vanderbilt students, staff, and employees, being held in a tent located between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration Medical Center building. Flulapalooza will run until 7 p.m. The emergency preparedness drill lasts the full 12 hours. To be included in the world record attempt, participants must have had their flu shots before 3 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 yes, it makes me sick. At 03:48 PM 10/12/2011, you wrote: Safeway is advertising 10% off your grocery shopping bill if you get a flu shot there ... Becca Re: Flulapalooza So sad. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM, <wharrison@... > wrote: ( http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15675922/vanderbilt-breaks-world-record-for-vaccinations-in-8-hours?hpt=us_bn5 & redirected=true ) Vanderbilt Breaks World Record For Vaccinations In 8-Hours Posted: Oct 12, 2011 11:10 AM EDT Updated: Oct 12, 2011 5:28 PM EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt University has broken a world record for the number or flu shots given in an eight-hour period. It would have taken 8,000 people on campus to break a Guinness World Record, and by 3 p.m. Wednesday, they had 12,467, which doubled the previous record. Vanderbilt staged Flulapalooza, with some 44 vaccinators and 300 volunteers helping out with the event to try and vaccinate 1,000 people an hour for an eight-hour period. The record was held by Kaiser Permanente in San Diego with 6,215 vaccinations. The record was set last October. Organizers said while breaking the world record would be nice, the official goal is to test the Medical Center's emergency preparedness. " We need to be able to vaccinate our employees and students in the event of a pandemic or an emergency. We have a plan to do that, but we haven't actually performed it, so this is a drill, " says Dr. Swift, the Medical Director of Occupational Health Clinic at Vanderbilt. The event is open for Vanderbilt students, staff, and employees, being held in a tent located between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration Medical Center building. Flulapalooza will run until 7 p.m. The emergency preparedness drill lasts the full 12 hours. To be included in the world record attempt, participants must have had their flu shots before 3 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Ugh. Honestly, you'd have to buy $150-200 worth of food to recoup the cost of the shot. Sure, they're doing it for your health, not their sales. Winnie Re: Flulapalooza> > > > > So sad.> > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM, wrote:> > > > > (http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15675922/vanderbilt-breaks-> world-record-for-vaccinations-in-8-hours?hpt=us_bn5 & redirected=true)> > Vanderbilt Breaks World Record For Vaccinations In 8-Hours> > > > Posted: Oct 12, 2011 11:10 AM EDT Updated: Oct 12, 2011 5:28 PM > EDT > > > > > > > > > > > > NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt University has broken a world > record for the number or flu shots given in an eight-hour > period. > It would have taken 8,000 people on campus to break a Guinness > World Record, and by 3 p.m. Wednesday, they had 12,467, which > doubled the previous record.> Vanderbilt staged Flulapalooza, with some 44 vaccinators and 300 > volunteers helping out with the event to try and vaccinate 1,000 > people an hour for an eight-hour period. > The record was held by Kaiser Permanente in San Diego with 6,215 > vaccinations. The record was set last October. > Organizers said while breaking the world record would be nice, > the official goal is to test the Medical Center's emergency > preparedness. > "We need to be able to vaccinate our employees and students in > the event of a pandemic or an emergency. We have a plan to do > that, but we haven't actually performed it, so this is a drill," > says Dr. Swift, the Medical Director of Occupational > Health Clinic at Vanderbilt. > The event is open for Vanderbilt students, staff, and employees, > being held in a tent located between Light Hall and the Veterans > Administration Medical Center building. > Flulapalooza will run until 7 p.m. The emergency preparedness > drill lasts the full 12 hours. To be included in the world > record attempt, participants must have had their flu shots > before 3 p.m. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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