Vanderbilt University in Nashville has announced it has more than doubled the world record for the total number of vaccinations provided in an eight-hour period, according to a Vanderbilt news release.
The vaccination event, called "Flulapalooza," saw 12,647 university and medical center faculty, staff and students receive free influenza vaccinations from 6:50 a.m. until 2:50 p.m.
The current Guinness world record is 6,215, held by Kaiser Permanente. Vanderbilt reported it had surpassed 6,300 vaccinations within the events first four hours, according to the release.
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By the time Flulapalooza ended in the evening, more than 14,000 total vaccinations had been dispensed.
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