REGINA – Regina’s last 700 doses of the flu vaccine were administered at a special clinic held Sunday.
Hundreds of people lined up around the block of the clinic at the corner of Sherwood Drive and Pasqua Street to receive the vaccine. But not everyone was eligible – the clinic was offered only by appointment, to pregnant women and children under the age of five.
The health region says late public interest in the vaccine is to blame for the shortage.
“We were shocked at the turnout last week. We were expecting maybe 500 people over a four hour period, which is easy for us to handle. We got 1,365 each night, and the lineup here was around the block,” said Bill Carney, of the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region.
The province has ordered 12,000 nasal spray doses, which are schedules to arrive by early next week. Though they cannot be used on children under two years of age, pregnant women, or those with a weak immune system.
At this time, the health region is unclear about how many doses Regina will get, and who will have access to them.
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