The Newport Plain Talk

©2009 NPT PHOTO BY NELSON MORAIS Scott Herndon, 11, said getting the H1N1 vaccine shot in his arm on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Cocke County Health Department was virtually painless. To the right is Mandy Gregg, a registered nurse at the county health facility. A total of 270 people in greater-risk populations made appointments to get their H1N1/swine flu shot at the county facility, on Tuesday. Janet Chambers, Cocke County Health Department Director, said the vaccine will be available "to everyone" in the area once more vaccine shots arrive.