Drive-through flu vaccination program tested in PA

From Saturday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here's a light-hearted story ("Start your engine, roll up your sleeve") about a drive-through flu vaccination program tested at a firehouse in Montgomery County, PA. According to the story, 238 vaccinations were administered in four hours. The county health director describes the test program as a success, pointing to its potential benefit in the event of an outbreak or pandemic. (In addition to being fairly quick, keeping vaccinees in their cars has the added benefit of limiting person-to-person contact at vaccination centers, a potentially serious problem during a pandemic.) The county plans to increase the number of drive-through clinics in 2007.