2007 News

October 26, 2007

Pandemic Flu Drill II: The Event
Commissioners, Emergency Management, Health Dept. and Volunteers Combine to Offer Free Annual Flu Shots at Four Locations,
Oct. 27, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Pan Flu Drill LogoFor the second consecutive year, Bucks County will distribute its free annual flu shots as part of a practice drill aimed at sharpening emergency response coordination in the event of a real pandemic. The distribution, Pandemic Flu Drill II: The Event, will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at four strategically designated locations around the county. Two of the locations, the Tullytown Fire House and Quakertown Fire Co. No. 17, will be drive-through points of dispensing (or POD’s). The sites for this year’s expanded Pan Flu Drill include:

  • LOWER BUCKS REGION (DRIVE-THRU VACCINE)
    • Tullytown Fire House, 100 Bordentown Rd., Tullytown, PA 19007 (NOTE: Please enter the drive-thru site from Tyburn and Bordentown Rds.)
  • UPPER BUCKS REGION (DRIVE-THRU VACCINE)
    • Quakertown Fire Company No. 17, 505 W. Broad St., Quakertown, PA 18951 (NOTE: Please enter the drive-thru site via Mill St. onto 4th St. through the vacant  Senior Center parking lot)
  • CENTRAL BUCKS REGION
    • Holland Middle School, 400 E. Holland Rd, Holland, PA 18966
  • CENTRAL BUCKS REGION
    • Tohickon Middle School, 5051 Old Easton Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901

Last November, more than 3,300 residents were inoculated at three sites throughout the county. The event also benefited from the service of dozens of medical and non-medical volunteers.      

“We are eager to conduct this second annual Pandemic Flu Drill, which will build upon the success of last year’s event by continuing to test our response and coordination abilities,” Commissioner Chairman Charles H. Martin noted. “As the shots are being dispensed, our Emergency Operations Center will closely monitor activities at all four sites.”

The drill is open to all residents ages nine and over. For more information about the event, please call the Bucks County Department of Health at 215-345-3318 or go to the Pandemic Flu page.

As a pre-event reminder, the following conditions preclude individuals from receiving a shot. All participants will be screened in the access line to determine eligibility.

Influenza Immunizations:
You are not eligible for a Flu Shot if:

  • You have an allergy to eggs
  • You have an allergy to latex
  • You have had a severe reaction to a previous immunization
  • You have a history of Guillan-Barre Syndrome
  • You feel moderately or severely ill (with or without a fever)