| Name of Health Department/Agency: |
Eastern Shore Health District MRC |
| State: |
VA |
| Date Added: |
01/26/2010 |
| Themes: |
Communications - General H1N1 |
| Issue Summary: |
Eastern Shore Health District and MRC to Tangier Island |
| Description of Issue(s): |
On January 20, members of the Eastern Shore Health District and MRC volunteers travelled by boat to Tangier, a small island located in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, to deliver H1N1 vaccines to school and community. Since the island only receives medical care on a limited basis, the community had asked if we would be willing to come to them to administer the vaccine. |
| Actions taken to address the issue(s): |
50 H1N1 vaccines we given to school age children and the community. |
| Outcomes that resulted from actions taken: |
This clinic was well received by the isolated community. |
