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Article: H1N1 vaccine to arrive soon; King County shipments; Batch of swine-flu shots expected next week; health-care workers first in line; no shortages seen.(Local)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- October 2, 2009
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Byline: Marnette Federis; Seattle Times staff reporter
An initial shipment of 20,000 doses of swine-flu vaccine will arrive in King County next week and health-care workers are first in line to get them.
As more shipments come in, public health officials say they will rely on providers to deliver the vaccines to priority groups, those most at risk and the general population.
"The first place people should be thinking about getting the vaccine is through their doctors," said Dr. David Flemming, director and health officer for Public Health u Seattle & King County.
Similar to their handling of seasonal flu, pharmacies and commercial ...