Forest Service Donates Flu Vaccine??

LINCOLN, Neb. - More flu vaccine is coming into Nebraska, but the state's chief medical officer said Thursday he doesn't know exactly how much more or when it will arrive.

"We still have a shortage, however I want to reassure high-risk people that more vaccine is on the way," Dr. Richard Raymond said. "If you can't get a flu shot today, you may be able to get one a week or a month from now."

It is projected that 99,000 Nebraskans have received a flu shot so far, based on a state Health and Human Services System survey. Health care providers across the state received 10,000 doses of the vaccine just this week, the survey found.

Vaccine is also being donated by groups that don't have high-risk patients to vaccinate, HHS said. The U.S. Forest Service donated more than 300 doses which was given to a nursing home and 2,500 doses at Columbus Community Hospital originally intended for local businesses were redistributed to a hospital in Grand Island, a veterans home in Norfolk and a health department in North Platte....

This article appeared in the Lincoln Journal Star and the link is no longer valid. But neighbor, please tell me how the US Forest Service had flu vaccine to donate?