Thousands seek H1N1 flu vaccines
Crowds arrive. for a chance at the H1N1 flu shot given free by L.A. County Department of Public Health at the Glendale Civic Auditorium on Tuesday. (Raul Roa/News-Press)
NORTHEAST GLENDALE — Altadena resident Diane Whiffen missed the chance to get an H1N1 flu vaccination on Sunday, so she wasn’t about to miss the opportunity Tuesday to get a shot for her and her two young children.
In the early morning darkness, Whiffen and her 4-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son drove to the Glendale Civic Auditorium, and at 3 a.m. were the first to stand in line for a free swine flu vaccination. “There was a bunch of people who came from [the Monrovia clinic],” Whiffen said. “Some people waited in line for seven hours and didn’t make it, so I am lucky, I guess, because I am in the front of the line.”
Whiffen was among thousands of people Tuesday waiting in line for an H1N1 vaccination. County officials administered shots and nasal sprays to those to met a pre-determined set of criteria.
Glendale city workers, police and fire organized a massive line that extended from the north end of the auditorium and ran like a maze through the property.
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