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Washington State's Supply Of Flu Vaccine About To Run Out
The state Department of Health has distributed
92,000 doses of flu vaccine to high-risk children so far this
season and has about 10,000 left -- a supply that could run out as
early as next week.
"We're OK for now, but when we're out, we're out," said Donn
Moyer, a spokesman for the Health Department, which supplies flu
vaccine only for high-risk children.
Health officials say they're not sure how much vaccine is
available for healthy children and adults.
"We're already into December, and there's been a lot of vaccine
requested," said Matias Valenzuela, spokesman for Public Health --
Seattle and King County. "It's not surprising supplies are down,
but we don't foresee running out."
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