Vaccine Is Slow to Arrive Flu: First H1n1 Doses Expected This Week; Demand to Outstrip Supply.
Los Angeles Daily News › October 30, 2009
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With the public clamoring for the swine flu vaccine, Los Angeles County health officials said Tuesday they expect to receive the first batch this week but warned the bulk of the supply won't arrive until later this month as the pandemic worsens.
County Public Health Director Jonathan E. Fielding said 80,000 to 90,000 doses of FluMist nasal spray vaccine are expected to arrive within the next day or two - just a fraction of the 5.5 million injection doses the county expects to receive. More than 3,000 doctors and other health care providers have ordered the vaccine.See the full content of this document
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Vaccine Is Slow to Arrive Flu: First H1n1 Doses Expected This Week; Demand to Outstrip Supply.
"I wouldn't start calling my doctor immediately," Fielding said.
"This is a very small amount, but over the next few weeks we should be getting significant amounts and by the end of the month, there will be a significant amount of vaccine in the co...See the full content of this document
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