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Access denied: Many high-priority adults can’t get the HINI vaccine

By Catherine GuthrieNov. 09, 20090

The vast majority of adults who tried to get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves or their children have been unable to do so, according to a new national poll from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Since the H1N1 vaccine became available last month, 41% of parents and 21% of high-priority adults (including those who live with or care …

First swine flu vaccines are ready to go

By Laura BlueAug. 06, 20090

Vaccine producer Baxter International, Inc., says it’s finished its first batch of pandemic H1N1 vaccine and is figuring out distribution plans with the five national health authorities that ordered it.

The U.S. isn’t due to receive any of the 80 million vaccine doses that Baxter will eventually produce this year,