flu shots

Forty-five minutes after the first needle was plunged into a Coloradan's arm Saturday, more than 6,000 people statewide had received flu shots in a drill to prepare for a large- scale flu outbreak. The exercise by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment targeted 26,000 people throughout the state at 28 sites. Turnout was lower than expected and only about 10,000 people received the shots in the scheduled two hours-plus, said Katherine Davis, spokeswoman for the health department.