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Atlanta Homeless: Hot Meal, Flu Shot

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Chris Camp
@ November 25, 2009 3:21 AM Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBacks (0)

(WSB Radio) - Besides a hot meal and a hot shower, those who attend Thursday's Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Thanksgiving dinner at Turner Field can also receive the H1N1 vaccine.

Dr. Patrice Harris with the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness tells WSB many homeless people are at high risk for the H1N1 influenza.

"Those who are homeless often times have chronic medical conditions," said Harris.

 The vaccines will be available from 10am-1pm and are free.

"The plan is to offer at least 400 vaccines that day.  Fulton County will be contributing 200 vaccines and the DeKalb County Board of Health will be contributing 200 vaccines," said Harris.

The Morehouse School of Medicine is also helping in the distribution.

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  • Flu shots
    Flu shots...or flea shots?
    By jp @ 11/26/09 12:01:36 AMreport abuse
  • Flu shots for winos
    Nothing this city needs more than well
    fed healthy winos.
    By John @ 11/25/09 04:29:25 PMreport abuse
  • While Fulton County goes broke...
    the county health department for the sake of a few minutes of media time suddenly makes 200 vaccines available.
    Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
    I also noticed that Hosea Feed the Hungry's title has added "and the Homeless", wonder why?
    By Russell @ 11/25/09 11:38:56 AMreport abuse
  • Homless to get flu shots
    all tax paying people wanting a shot need to go get in this line, they should get a free one first since they have already paid for it. It is more important that the tax payers remain healthy so they can continue working and paying taxes to pay for the non working's support.
    By H Lee @ 11/25/09 09:57:42 AMreport abuse
  • homeless flu shot
    does anybody find this strange that all of a sudden, flu shots are available for free, while people have been wanting them, willing to pay, cannot get them? No way do I want the government running health care! Yet another example of a SNAFU
    By dave @ 11/25/09 07:46:25 AMreport abuse
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