County cancels flu shots

Barbara Diamond

South Coast Medical Center announced Wednesday that flu shot clinics

have been canceled.

“The Orange County Health Department notified us Tuesday afternoon

that no vaccine will be available,” South Coast Medical Center

Foundation Program Director Kate Tschudin said. “Orange County is

canceling its flu vaccine program this year.

“We do not even have vaccine for hospital personnel or

volunteers.”

The center had flu clinics for seniors older than 60 scheduled for

Nov. 6 at the hospital and Nov. 15 at the Laguna Beach Senior Center.

“We are encouraging those who are seeking a vaccine to contact

their nearest pharmacy,” hospital infection control nurse Debbie

Mulligan said.

No vaccine was available as of Wednesday at Bushard’s Pharmacy on

Forest Avenue, Laguna Pharmacy on Broadway, Sunset Pharmacy on

Glenneyre Street, Sav-On Drugs in South Laguna and South Coast

Pharmacies on Coast Highway.

Pavilions Drugs had a clinic scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday,

limited to the first 50 in line. Seniors and the chronically ill were

to be given preference.

The Community Clinic received no vaccine this year. Sleepy Hollow

Walk-in Clinic has used up its allotment.