Vials of the vaccine for H1N1 were packaged before they were shipped at a plant in Swiftwater, Pa. Massachusetts is expected to receive 1.1 million doses by early November.
(Sanofi-Aventis)
Swine flu shots delayed for most
Wide availability expected in mid-Nov. Those at high risk get vaccine earlier
Vials of the vaccine for H1N1 were packaged before they were shipped at a plant in Swiftwater, Pa. Massachusetts is expected to receive 1.1 million doses by early November.
(Sanofi-Aventis)
Vaccine against swine flu will not be widely available in Massachusetts until mid-November, the state’s public health commissioner warned yesterday, even as specialists fear that cases of the viral disease will increase markedly in coming weeks. (Full article: 944 words)
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