Local Clinics Well Attended

Residents in northwestern Ontario are taking advantage of the H1N1 flu clinics being offered by the Northwestern Health Unit.

Those clinics began this week and will run through November.

Director of Health Protection Arlene Lasinki says while exact numbers have not yet been compiled, attendance has been brisk.

"There's a lot of interest in the H1N1 vaccine," says Lasinski, "and I think it's great that people are taking advantage of getting that vaccine."

Lasinski says unlike southern Ontario clinics that are experiencing long waits, health unit staff have been able to accommodate local demands for the H1N1 shot quiet effectively.