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Are the 2 DC clinics Today Safe to go to?
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Anonymous
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They are Eliot-Hine Middle School and Kelly Miller Middle School. A colleague of mine says she would not go to that area. We are not American and I know nothing about these areas. How dangerous are they? I am still inclined to go.
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Anonymous
| I was a little nervous about that as well but I am going to go. I thought about holding off till Thurs which is at Wilson High School and much closer to me but I think that there will be less people at the ones tonight (based on what I heard from other clinics that were in that area) so it should be pretty fast. I am having my husband come with me so that he can drop my child and I off right at the door and then we dont' have to worry about parking. |
Anonymous
Huh? I live right around the corner from Eliot-Hine and it is safe to come here, don't worry. I am going to go myself and I will even walk over to the school  My husband frequently takes walks with our two small children over to the school when I need the kids to be out of the house.
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Anonymous
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The Eliot-Hine location looks better than the Kelly Miller one but I am just going on the stats from the following link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/interactives/dcschools/scorecard.html I know a bunch of people on the board previously went to Ballou High School which is considered to be in a "rougher" area and there were no complaints about safety. It sounds like the DC Department of Health is running great clinics all over DC. |
Anonymous
| What time of day are these clinics? Truly, I think any part of DC is safe enough to visit during daylight hours--and I have been in many different parts of the city in the course of my work. Even if it feels uncomfortable/different from where you life, it's not *unsafe* to be there--i.e., the odds that you will be injured or robbed are still very, very low. I would think twice about some areas at night. |
Anonymous
| 10:54 adding, people will often say they "would not go" somewhere based on what they believe or fear about a neighborhood. That is the case of many of the neighborhoods I've visited. But again, people are people, and no matter where you are the vast majority of people don't want any trouble. |
Anonymous
What time are you going? Yesterday my son and I went to a clinic in Manassas (yep we drove for over 1 hour) and we did not get the shot - they had run out. Apparently queuing started at 12 noon althouigh the clinic opened at 3 pm. Only those that were there from 12-3 got vaccinated. The rest were turned away. So just wondering if that's going to be the case today. |
Anonymous
the clinics tonight are from 5-9pm |
Anonymous
| The clinics are from 5-9pm. Based on the news from the past clinics, the demand at the DC clinics has not exceed the supply. I think it helps that they are having so many at different locations and it appears that there isn't as much of a demand as in other areas (NOVA and MOCO). I called the health department and they said they should have a big supply but I guess nothing is guaranteed. I am probably going a little later because I have to drive on the beltway to get there and I don't want to be stuck in horrible traffic. |
Anonymous
Agree with this pp -- except that one can be mugged any time of the day in DC. One thing to consider is that probably the rate of muggings is much lower in these neighborhoods. Muggers typically go to wealthier neighborhoods. There are lots of people who live here who have much more to worry about than outsiders coming to their blocks. Believe me, I used to be nervous about these places. Then I moved into one and it was quite humbling to realize that the place was much safer and friendlier than I had ever realized. True you have to stay aware of your surroundings (I'm not a Pollyanna) but it's not like the "Wild West" image one gets from the media. However, Adams Morgan at night? That's where I would be paranoid. |
Anonymous
| I am the OP. Thanks for the responses. I am definitely going tonight. Is anyone going to line up early or are you just going to get there at 5 o'clock? |
Anonymous
| I would go later like maybe around 6. It seems that the initla rush is right when they open. I went on Sat and there was a little wait when they opened. By the time I left (2 hours or so after they opened) there was no line. I think this is usually the case from what I heard. |
Anonymous
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I looked at the DC Health Dept. website and couldn't figure out if the vaccines are just for very young children and pregnant women. I have a severely asthmatic 11 year old that I want to get him vaccinated. The schools are going to vaccinate but don't know when they will be getting the vaccines and the flu is already very bad where we live in rural VA.
My other child already had the swine flu and got a bad case of pneumonia with it. I'm afraid for my child with asthma getting pneumonia b/c his lung function is not very good when he is healthy. I'm worried about waiting for the schools' vaccines to come in. Any advice would be appreciated about where to go and what to do. Thanks in advance. Do these clinics vaccinate all ages? http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view.asp?a=1370&q=604320&PM=1 |
Anonymous
They are vaccinating youth (which I presume means 6months - 24 years as per CDC guidelines) and pregnanct women. |
Anonymous
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DC will vaccinate anyone between 6 months and 24 years old, and pregnant women.
Elliot-Hine is probably easier to get to and from, especially if you're not that familiar with that part of DC. And I have no idea why the Post's school scorecard would be at all applicable to where you get a shot. The clinics are run by the DOH, not the school. |