Flu Shot Clinic Draws a Crowd (Source: The Westerly Sun)
From the article:
As the temperature plummeted below freezing Tuesday, throngs of senior citizens waited for flu vaccinations at the Westerly Senior Center on State Street.
During the late morning and early afternoon, cars parked almost bumper-to-bumper along the streets surrounding the center. Inside, hundreds of seniors appeared to be standing in a line that went from the front desk, down a hallway leading to the cafeteria, where it wound around the edge of the room and between several long tables.
Walter Virginski stood near the front of the line, where seniors received medical forms to complete before their names where called over a microphone - which is usually reserved for bingo nights.
"It’s a shame for the infirm people that they don’t have an expedited line," said Virginski, a 63-year-old local resident who had been waiting in line for 11/2 hours.
"It’s a real hardship for people."