PACIFIC GROVE FLU SHOT CLINIC JG

PACIFIC GROVE?S FLU SHOT CLINIC GAVE OUT MONTEREY COUNTY?S FIRST FLU SHOTS FOR THE YEAR ON FRIDAY. THERE WERE ONLY 250 SHOTS AVAILABLE, BUT MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE SALLY GRIFFIN CENTER IN PACIFIC GROVE. EVEN THOUGH THE GROUP ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE SHOTS WAS LIMITED TO THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 65 WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, PEOPLE STOOD IN LINE FOR HOURS. THE CLINICS WILL ALSO BE HELD THIS WEEK IN SEASIDE TODAY (MONDAY), CASTROVILLE ON TUESDAY, CARMEL ON WEDNESDAY AND MARINA ON THURSDAY. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE CLINICS ARE RUN BY LOTTERY AND NOT ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS.