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H1N1 Flu Vaccine Headed To Kentucky
Oct. 1, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky officials said health workers will be among the first in line to be vaccinated against an H1N1 flu outbreak that has become widespread.
State health officials said Thursday that the state should receive its first shipment of swine flu vaccine next week.
Department for Public Health state epidemiologist Dr. Kraig Humbaugh said Kentucky is expected to get an initial allocation of 24,300 doses of nasal vaccine.Humbaugh said the doses will be designed for health care workers under age 50, people caring for young children and children and young adults from ages 2 to 24.Kentucky’s public health commissioner, Dr. William Hacker, said more shipments will arrive, with injectable forms of the vaccine expected in coming weeks.The flu outbreak has forced some school districts to close. The state has reported one H1N1 flu death.
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