Shortage of H1N1 vaccine not a shortage
Posted:<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Oct 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</SCRIPT> Oct 19, 2009 07:35 PM CDT
Updated:<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Oct 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</SCRIPT> Oct 19, 2009 07:35 PM CDT
JEREMY ALM
Grand Junction (KJCT)-Widespread shortages of the h1-n1 vaccine are being reported all over the nation. And now Montrose County is expecting a shipment of 500 doses as early as Tuesday.
And according to Montrose County Health Department that's only a third of what they were expecting.
In Mesa County, the health department received the amount of needed flu mist but are in need of the injectable vaccine. And they hope for more sometime this week.
Both health departments are saying it's not considereda shortage but a delay in the production.
"You know we are at the mercy of the distributors. Although we know we should get another shipment every week were not sure what those needs are... As a community asks for a certain amount of vaccine. We're getting that vaccine over time. So each week we get a shipment from the distributor of vaccine. And they're trying to meet our needs. It's going to be a very slow manner," says Christy Emerson with Mesa County Health Department.
The injectable version is used primarily for pregnant woman. Mesa County currently is out of the injectable vaccination.
Both counties are expecting to get all of the needed amount, the mist and the injectable. But they urge everyone to be patient and take precautions.
Posted:<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Oct 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</SCRIPT> Oct 19, 2009 07:35 PM CDT
Updated:<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Oct 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</SCRIPT> Oct 19, 2009 07:35 PM CDT
JEREMY ALM
Grand Junction (KJCT)-Widespread shortages of the h1-n1 vaccine are being reported all over the nation. And now Montrose County is expecting a shipment of 500 doses as early as Tuesday.
And according to Montrose County Health Department that's only a third of what they were expecting.
In Mesa County, the health department received the amount of needed flu mist but are in need of the injectable vaccine. And they hope for more sometime this week.
Both health departments are saying it's not considereda shortage but a delay in the production.
"You know we are at the mercy of the distributors. Although we know we should get another shipment every week were not sure what those needs are... As a community asks for a certain amount of vaccine. We're getting that vaccine over time. So each week we get a shipment from the distributor of vaccine. And they're trying to meet our needs. It's going to be a very slow manner," says Christy Emerson with Mesa County Health Department.
The injectable version is used primarily for pregnant woman. Mesa County currently is out of the injectable vaccination.
Both counties are expecting to get all of the needed amount, the mist and the injectable. But they urge everyone to be patient and take precautions.
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