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By Tim Tresslar, Staff Writer 2:01 PM Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Health departments in Miami and Greene counties have exhausted their seasonal flu vaccines for adults even as Montgomery County’s supply continues to shrink, but the public still will be able to tap pharmacies, doctors offices and other private-sector suppliers for the shots.

Jim Luken, Miami County’s health commissioner, said Tuesday, Oct. 13, that the agency ran out of adult vaccines on Oct. 6. It has no plans to order more unless private-sector suppliers can’t meet the demand, he said. The Troy-based agency still has a limited number of doses for children between 6 and 35 months old.

The Greene County Combined Health District ran out of the adult seasonal flu vaccine last week, but has some doses left for children, Laurie Fox, development coordinator for the agency, said Monday, Oct 12. Greene County has no plans to order additional seasonal flu vaccines, Fox said.

The Combined Health District of Montgomery County expects to run out of its flu vaccine for adults soon, albeit temporarily, said spokesman Bill Wharton.

Starting Wednesday, Oct. 14, the agency will suspend adult immunizations at its downtown clinic, in the lower level of the Reibold Building, 117 S. Main St., Wharton said. Flu shots for children still will be available at the downtown clinic, he said.

The agency ordered 3,000 doses for the season, but only has received 1,600 so far, Wharton said.

Plans call for the agency to resume adult immunizations at the Reibold Building clinic once it receives the additional vaccine shipments, according to a news release.

In the meantime, Wharton said the agency has set aside enough adult doses to accommodate those who already have registered to receive shots at outlying clinics, such as senior citizen centers.

According to its web site, the Warren County Combined Health District no longer is setting new appointments for seasonal flu immunizations. Those who already have set appointments will receive their vaccinations, the web site states.

In Miami County’s case, Luken said his agency ordered 1,500 doses in April, the same amount it ordered in 2008. Last year it took several weeks for Miami County to burn through its vaccine supply, he said. But the awareness created by news coverage of swine flu (H1N1) has accelerated demand for the seasonal flu vaccines, even though they are separate maladies and require different immunizations, Luken said.

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Welllll.....I guess I'll stay out of that area.
By the way folks, buy Gold its going to 1500.00 soon. Have a nice day.

Linda
5:09 PM, 10/14/2009

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PB is obivously one of these democrats that think "Freedom of Speech" only applied when they like whats being said...

Each citizen has a 'RIGHT' not to take the flu shot. And Matt is correct in stating what it contains... althou in very very low numbers.. and less than fish :)

Freedom of speech is not stupidity, whether you agree or not. Dangerous to the community? PB is the idiot and danger to the community. PB is a follower and not a thinker. Bet he (PB) voted for ******* Obama.

Phil
3:53 PM, 10/14/2009

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They must have let the Dayton City Commission handle it!!

DOUG
10:18 AM, 10/14/2009

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Freedomlover, you are dead on. If people educated themselves about this, they'd refuse it ASAP.

Tom,

You say it's everyone's civic duty to get the flu shot. No sir, it's everyone's civic duty to question why it's being pushed as hard as it is on WE THE PEOPLE, especially since its been admitted in Main Stream Media outlets that there are CANCER CASUING VIRUSES in these vaccines. Unless you're a troll employed by someone to pressure people to getting the shots, the majority will refuse.

Matt
1:50 AM, 10/14/2009

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The 36,000 people a year who die from the flu probably care, and their families probably care. The families of the 76 kids who have died from the H1N1 influenza probably care.

It's everyone's civic duty to get the flu shot. You might not get that sick, but you can prevent someone else from getting sick and possibly dying. More flu shots will be available in November. Get your H1N1 shot in October and get the seasonal shot in November. Still plenty of time to get that one.

Tom
9:57 PM, 10/13/2009

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