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Monday, November 2, 2009
389,500 more H1N1 doses on order
Health departments and hospitals across the state will be getting another 389,500 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state Department of Health said.
State health officials on Friday, Oct. 30, ordered 60,800 doses of nasal spray vaccine and 328,700 shots of the H1N1 flu vaccine.
The doses are earmarked for health care workers, pregnant women, people who live with or care for children less than 6 months old, people ages 6 months to 24 years, and people 25 to 64 who have chronic medical conditions.
The orders should start arriving Nov. 3. Including the latest order, Ohio’s allotment so far is 984,700 doses.
For more information on vaccine availability, check the ODH Web site at http://www.flu.ohio.gov or call the ODH H1N1 information line at 1-866-800-1404 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
