The United States isn’t facing an influenza crisis this year, but that doesn’t mean health officials can’t pretend. That’s what they’ll do in a couple of weeks, when all 556 Yamhill County employees are run through a mandatory flu vaccination exercise. Shots won’t be required, although they will be available free of charge to willing subjects. Officials worked out the details this week of a mass vaccination clinic set for Nov. 9. The purpose is to simulate an emergency situation in which vaccinations are provided on a mass scale. Full Story